Help Save the Bat
Together, We Can Save Bats From Becoming Extinct
Without bats, our world would be significantly different - for the worse. More than 1,300 bat species consume vast amounts of insects, including some of the most harmful agricultural pests. Bats pollinate crops and even help to fertilize crops with their guano, the richest known fertilizer. Although many people believe bats are blind, in reality, bats can see perfectly well by using echolocation, a highly sophisticated technique of emitting sounds. Echolocation bounces sound off of objects in the bat's path to determine the size of objects, how far away they are, how fast they are traveling and even their texture. Bats are an important part of our ecosystem, and we couldn't live without them.
However, over 200 species of bats are currently threatened with extinction, mostly because of human activity! People kill bats based on false myths and irrational fears that bats are vampires - myths that largely came out of Hollywood. Bats also lose their habitat to development projects, tourism, and mining. And in North America, over 5.7 million of bats have been killed by White-nose Syndrome since 2006, a wildlife disease that is killing bats all across the continent! Bats need our help now.
The field operations team from Greater Good Charities have traveled to several countries to identify and survey bat species in the area. They'll be traveling to Argentina to gather data needed to help increase their population and protect their habitats. Donate today to support the research and conservation efforts for bats across the globe.
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Together, We Can Save Bats From Becoming Extinct
Without bats, our world would be significantly different - for the worse. More than 1,300 bat species consume vast amounts of insects, including some of the most harmful agricultural pests. Bats pollinate crops and even help to fertilize crops with their guano, the richest known fertilizer. Although many people believe bats are blind, in reality, bats can see perfectly well by using echolocation, a highly sophisticated technique of emitting sounds. Echolocation bounces sound off of objects in the bat's path to determine the size of objects, how far away they are, how fast they are traveling and even their texture. Bats are an important part of our ecosystem, and we couldn't live without them.
However, over 200 species of bats are currently threatened with extinction, mostly because of human activity! People kill bats based on false myths and irrational fears that bats are vampires - myths that largely came out of Hollywood. Bats also lose their habitat to development projects, tourism, and mining. And in North America, over 5.7 million of bats have been killed by White-nose Syndrome since 2006, a wildlife disease that is killing bats all across the continent! Bats need our help now.
The field operations team from Greater Good Charities have traveled to several countries to identify and survey bat species in the area. They'll be traveling to Argentina to gather data needed to help increase their population and protect their habitats. Donate today to support the research and conservation efforts for bats across the globe.
