Reply #3: Bat populations in the SW have been decimated over the last

[flamin lib]

20-30 years mostly from pesticide use. In the last ten years or so there has been a re-bound in population, but nowhere near the original numbers.

We can all help by putting up bat houses in our urban environments. It helps scatter the population and decreases loss by disease.

http://www.batcon.org/home/default.asp


For those worried about rabies, there was an in depth discussion here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=271x1453