"No matter what's for dinner, many different species of bats hunt using sound. Some bats use echolocation to target mosquitos, while others seek out cattle for blood-sucking or search for agave flowers to sip nectar from. Now, researchers suspect a tiny ear bone may reveal details of how they evolved their specialized echolocation abilities, according to a study published this week in Nature."
An owl rescue mission took place by a Canadian fire department in a small town.
"Barn owls are prolific hunters. They are known as “farmers’ friends” as they feed on over 20 small mammal species worldwide including rodents, acting as natural pest control. Konwar saw it as an advantage and decided to move the family of owls from under the roof to inside the mill. Eventually, the owls became accustomed to having humans around and became friendly with Konwar’s family and neighbours."
"The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Central Luzon (DENR-CL) announced in October the arrest of four alleged wildlife poachers, who were caught with 6,200 wrinkle-lipped bats (Chaerephon plicatus) they took from Bahay Paniki Cave inside the Biak-na-Bato National Park (BNBNP) in San Miguel, Bulacan, one of the oldest protected areas (PAs) in the country."
"The first reports of Snowy Owls during the week began with a “possible” sighting on the west jetty Nov. 22. Earlier in November there was a sighting in Chatham. There were two on Cape Cod, at the south end of Nauset Beach, on Saturday. One was seen there on Sunday, so perhaps the other drifted across the sound to check out Nantucket."
Alberta Environment and Parks has added two bat species to the province's list of endangered animals. Northern myotis and little brown myotis are now listed as endangered.
A Tiny, Partially Missing Bone Structure in Bat Ears May Have Cleared the Way for Echolocation to Evolve.
