• Home
  • How We Work
  • Where We Work
  • News Room
  • About Us
  • My Nature Page

The Nature Conservancy in Africa - Conservation in Africa

The Nature Conservancy in Asia Pacific - Conservation in Asia-Pacific

The Nature Conservancy in the Caribbean - Conservation in the Caribbean

The Nature Conservancy in Central America - Conservation in Central America

The Nature Conservancy in North America - Conservation in North America

The Nature Conservancy in the United States - Conservation in the United States

The Nature Conservancy in South America - Conservation in South America

Bats ... Fact or Fiction?

Caption Here
Caption Here
© Copyright Here
 

Date:
Thursday, October 23, 2008

Time:
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Overview:
Join Dr. Lance Risley from William Paterson University to learn much more about North American bat species, especially those found here in the northeast. Contrary to popular myths, bats are not blind, do not become entangled in human hair and seldom transmit disease to other animals or humans. In fact, bats play a critical role in our environment. They are vital in controlling insect pests and help to pollinate plants and disperse seeds. Bats are mammals, not birds - even though both species can fly. Like humans, bats are warm blooded, have hair, bear live young and feed their babies milk.

With funding from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Dr. Risley has researched the foraging and roosting habits of bats. He will enlighten us about the recent and unprecedented bat mortality in New York - the so-called white nose syndrome - and dispel some of the usual misconceptions about our nocturnal friends.

Registration/Fee:
This program is free and open to the public. Reservations recommended. Please contact Diane Borowsky at (908) 955-0356 or dborowsky@tnc.org.

Location:
The Elizabeth D. Kay Environmental Center, 200 Pottersville Road, Chester, NJ.