I just have learned that the years 2011-2012 have been officially designated by the United Nations, as the "Year of the Bat." I am not sure why the UN is using the singular form "bat" when this celebration seems to be occurring over two consecutive years. To learn more about this important year please visit these websites:
http://www.batcon.org/index.php/get-involved/year-of-the-bat.html
http://www.yearofthebat.org/ (This is the official United Nations website for the "Year of the Bat".)
http://hqweb.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=647&ArticleID=6757&l=en&t=long
A facebook page devoted to the "Year of the Bat" can be joined by clicking on the following link:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150287449985337.372208.363624160336
Once again the News Media of this world should be criticized for not publicizing the fact that this is the Year of the Bat! Bats are so important to our World! If you do not know how bats are important then please go to this blog post of mine where I explain this fact about bats:
http://albertan1956.blogspot.com/2011/05/battling-white-nose-syndrome-in-bats.html
