A Plea from President Leslie
As we alerted you a couple days ago, there is a bill in front of the Virginia House of delegates, SB 1390, that authorizes anyone to release feral cats onto the landscape. We understand the reasoning behind the bill as…
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Sniff! Bye, bye little blogger…
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a good week. I have been writing the Save Lucy blog for about 7 years now, and it has been a wonderful experience. When I started writing, I was in the 6th grade…
Baby Bat Cam!!!!
Hi everyone! Happy 4th of July! I hope you all had a good week! I have some exciting news! The Arizona Game and Fish Department has set up a camera inside an old barn where you can watch at least…
Bats, love, and community
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a good week! Instead of talking about bats this week, I’d like to introduce you to an amazing artist from Richmond, VA named Kyle Sutphin. Mr. Sutphin has always been interested in helping…
You bring out the music in me!
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a good week! I found an interesting article about music and bat sounds. In 2018, musician Stuart Hyatt went on a field trip with his son to the Great Smoky Mountains and observed…
Big naked what??!!?
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a good week! Since I’m preparing for a trip to South American, I thought I’d research another South American bat. The Big Naked-Backed Bat lives throughout Central and South America. It was first…
So very rare and far, far away!
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a good week! I graduated on Wednesday! I have been very busy this week planning for my next year of adventures. With any luck, I will have an internship very soon and then…
Who does your highlights? They’re so golden!
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a good week! Thursday was my last day of school. I graduate next week! I read an article about an adorable bat that was discovered in 2014. They have lovely yellow colored fur,…
Nope, you stay right over there!
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a good week! I found an interesting article about social distancing. Apparently, humans aren’t the only ones who socially distance to protect others from illness. Vampire bats do too! Researchers studying vampire bats…
Three little genes, a lotta hope!
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a good week! White Nose Syndrome has been killing bats for many years. Scientists have been working on various ways to help bats, but so far have had little success. One species that…