Desperate effort to save Christmas Island bat species fails

[Barrett808]

Well folks, it looks like this is it for the Christmas Island pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus murrayi). This critically endangered species of microbat now appears to be doomed to impending extinction as last-gasp efforts to capture the few remaining bats and place them in a captive breeding program have failed.

Eight scientists, along with volunteers from the Australasian Bat Society, spent the last four weeks on Christmas Island (a territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean), but were unable to capture a single bat.

"We knew it was a battle against the odds, as the bats have learned to avoid traps and are very difficult to catch," says Peter Garrett, Australia's minister for environment (and former Midnight Oil singer). ...

http://desdemonadespair.blogspot.com/2009/09/desperate-effort-to-save-christmas.html

[RaleighNCDUer]

1. I HATE websites that have white-on-black or pink-on-black type.

They are fucking impossible to read for anyone over 35.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

2. So the war on Christmas is succeeding?

[pscot]

3. Golly. This is the earliest we've ever started

This oughtta have it's own thread. Bah humbug!

[Pyrzqxgl]

4. ??????wha

[SIMPLYB1980]

5. wrong place.

[DainBramaged]

6. BATters up...........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F5Ye-g9i2U

Poor old Johnny Ray
Sounded sad upon the radio
He moved a million hearts in mono
Our mothers cried and sang along and who'd blame them
Now you're grown, so grown, now I must say more than ever
Go toora loora toora loo rye aye
And we can sing just like our fathers

[damntexdem]

7. Enough to drive one bats.

It needed saying.