Bats rescued after and Australian flood

130 baby bats orphaned by a flood off the Gold Coast of Australia were saved by the Australian Bat Clinic and Wildlife Trauma Centre. 
To see some adorable photos of some of these baby bats please click on the following link:


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/17/baby-bats-rescued_n_806822.html

Bats are very important to this World! These animals consume tons of pounds of harmful insects each and every day and this reduces damage which plants would otherwise suffer due to these insects. They also play a key role in the ecology of caves. You can read more about this function of bats by clicking on the following links:

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-04/stri-srs040308.php
http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/BatsofColorado/TheImportanceofBats.htm

Here is a link to a video in which bat expert Tom Hastings is interviewed:


http://youtu.be/qgSe9J4sp1o

Here is a  link to a short video about  the roles of bats on our World:

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