- Hello Jeff - IF the bats were indeed shot, this is an
extremely cruel deed. Bats are fighting for their survival. What puzzles
me, however, is why the bats were still under the bridge and had not migrated
to Mexico as they normally do each year.
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- It is a relief the know that White Nose Syndrome has
been ruled out as cause of death, but I would like to find out why this
group of bats had not migrated.
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- Patty
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- 80 Dead Bats Killed By BB Gun
- Criminal Investigation Underway
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- TUCSON -- About 80 bats were found dead or dying last
week underneath a Tucson bridge, and scientists have determined the reason
for their mysterious death.
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- The bats were shot by a BB gun, according to the Arizona
Game and Fish Department. Rabies was the first cause of death ruled out.
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- Scientists examined 11 bats at a lab in Phoenix and found
they suffered physical trauma consistent with being shot with a 4 mm BB
gun. Three BB pellets were recovered from their bodies.
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- At a lab in Madison, a fourth BB and similar signs of
trauma were found. They ruled out White Nose Syndrome as the cause of death.
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- Magnesium chloride poisoning was also ruled out -- magnesium
chloride was used by the City of Tucson to de-ice the bridge.
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- The remaining bats removed from the scene were examined
at the Pima Animal Care Center. They also exhibited consistent trauma.
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- "This is an especially cruel case, given the number
of animals killed outright or apparently mortally wounded by BBs ricocheting
around beneath the bridge," said Regional Supervisor Raul Vega of
Arizona Game and Fish.
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- A criminal investigation is underway. Game and Fish is
offering a $750 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case.
The perpetrator is facing a maximum of four months in jail and a $750 fine.
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- TIPLINE: 1-800-352-0700, reference OGT# 11-000017
- www.azgfd.gov/thief
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- http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/local/tucson/80-dead-bats-killed-1-7-2011
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- Patricia A. Doyle DVM, PhD Bus Admin, Tropical Agricultural
Economics Univ of West Indies Please visit my "Emerging Diseases"
message board at: http://www.emergingdisease.org/phpbb/index.php Also
my new website: http://drpdoyle.tripod.com/ Zhan le Devlesa tai
sastimasa Go with God and in Good Health
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- Benjamin Franklin said, "They that
- can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve
- neither liberty nor safety."
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