Panama (Rainforest)

“Tierschutz Euskirchen” says that due to the extreme cold in some parts of the world this February and March it still happens that people find bats lying on the floor knocked out by the cold. This could happen to you, too…
You may pick the bat up and put it in the box. If there is a bulge between its shoulder blade and its ear on each side, that means you should wait if the bat recovers within the following few hours and tries to move around in the box. Then simply bring it back to where you found it.
If there is no bulge, please bring the poor animal to a vet or animal rescue.

“Tierschutz Euskirchen” says that Mr. F. Knolle from the National Park Harz now brought up the theory that the decline of bats could also be a cause of us destroying more and more abandoned old mine tunnels. Often these tunnels are used as a home by bats and when the tunnel is destroyed, the bats are either kiled in the process (accidentally of course) or need to search for a new home instead of searching for food.

This has nothing to do with the rainforest as an ecological system and in fact not even with its bat-habitants either for that matter, but I think that since I already mentioned two critically endangered bats in here – the solitary fruit-eating bat and the Christmas Island pipistrelle – this place is just fine to post these news: “Partei Mensch Umwelt Tierschutz” says that the ruins of the old brewery Ostquell-Brauerei in Frankfurt (Baden-Wuerttemberg /Germany) were the winter quarter of 1490 bats belonging to 9 different species this winter. However this year we had a rather warm period in February and bats and insects alike crawled out of their winterly hideouts. Now however it is snowing like crazy and thus definitely not the time for bats. Thus if you find a bat lying on the floor at night or even just in broad daylight, you can be sure that the little mammal is in danger and needs your help. In Frankfurt even bats were found that were too weak to even just attempt to flee or fend off the human being approaching them. Yet just in case you should always wear gloves while picking up the thing. Make sure its wings are clutched to the sides of the little thing and its head is sticking out between your fingers. That’s all you have to know while carrying the bat to a paper-box and yes, paper will do as the animal is too weak to break out. Put some holes in it so that the animal will be able to get fresh air once you close the box and put some towel or toilet paper for the animal to cling to into the box. Then try to get some fluids into it no matter whether you fill it into a small bowl-like thing or directly try to feed the clean water that was directly taken from the tap to it by for example using a spoon. This may be disgusting, but don’t feed cat-food or similar stuff to the little thing. If you’ve got flour worms, make a mush out of them to feed them to the bat and then better contact an expert or even a bat rescue to hand the thing over to as bats are just to picky to be raised by an ordinary private citizen. Many who tried to do so ended up seeing the animal dead in its cage someday.
P.S. This may work with small children, but never with bats! Some think that since the animal has been in the cold for so long, it’s a good idea to put it near a fire or a heater. Some even put it onto a hot-water bottle. This extreme change of temperature however may kill a bat. Ordinary room-temperature will do.

I was insecure as to where to post this, thus I simply left it under this photo as – as I mentioned before – the critically endangered solitary fruit-eating bat resides in this country and as I thus already talked about critically endangered bats – like the Christmas Island pipistrelle – before under this photo of the Panama Rainforest. The animal-aid organization “NABU” now warned people about aiding bats in extremely hot months. Bats generally use places to sleep that warm up easily and that are sheltered from the wind. Usually these places are wooden or under roofs…which is the exact problem. In hot areas especially dark woods and dark tiled roofs can heat up to 50 or 60°C at worst and temperatures like these can kill a bat. To prevent a fatal heat stroke they then of course fly off and in this turmoil it easily happens that young bats or bats that are simply numb due to the heat fall to the ground and can’t get up anymore. As we have a very hot summer right now, this happens a lot lately and bat-rescues are already overcrowded. Thus “NABU” now gave us alternative tips to deal with a situation like this. Usually it should be enough to sit the bat in question onto a branch somewhere were the animal is save from cats. Then you could perhaps try to give it some water on a spoon – most bats in a situation like that will start to drink immediately.
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Re-upload 1: By chance I just stumbled upon two further critically endangered mammals. The solitary fruit-eating bat and the pygmy three-toed sloth live on the island Isla Escudo de Veraguas which is located to the coast of Panama.
Unfortunately I haven’t found the homepage of an organisation that would fight for the survival of this bat, but by supporting the organisation you may learn about by visiting “http://www.mycause.com.au/mycause/raise_money/charity.php?id=143”, you may help this mammal, too, since they fight for the survival of the Panama Rainforest – this animal’s natural habitat.
With the slooth ( and they really are cute animals ) the case is a bit different: On “http://www.worldwildlife.org/gift-center/gifts/Species-Adoptions/Three-toed-Sloth.aspx?gid=52” as well as on “http://treefoundation.org/wp/sloths/” you can learn what could be done to save them.
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Re-upload 2: Unfortunately I haven’t found the homepage of an organisation that would fight for the survival of the fruit – eating bat, but by supporting the organisation you may learn about by visiting “http://www.mycause.com.au/mycause/raise_money/charity.php?id=143”, you may help this mammal, too, since they fight for the survival of the Panama Rainforest – this animal’s natural habitat.
With the critically endangered sloth living here ( and they really are cute animals ) the case is a bit different: On “http://www.worldwildlife.org/gift-center/gifts/Species-Adoptions/Three-toed-Sloth.aspx?gid=52” as well as on “http://treefoundation.org/wp/sloths/” you can learn what could be done to save them.
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Re-upload 3: First comment reuploaded: This time I only found one organisation that is worth getting mentioned. You can read about ways to support them on “http://www.mycause.com.au/mycause/raise_money/charity.php?id=143”.

I was insecure as to where to post this, thus I simply left it under this photo as – as I mentioned before – the critically endangered solitary fruit-eating bat resides in this country and as I thus already talked about critically endangered bats – like the Christmas Island pipistrelle – before under this photo of the Panama Rainforest. The animal-aid organization “NABU” now warned people about aiding bats in extremely hot months. Bats generally use places to sleep that warm up easily and that are sheltered from the wind. Usually these places are wooden or under roofs…which is the exact problem. In hot areas especially dark woods and dark tiled roofs can heat up to 50 or 60°C at worst and temperatures like these can kill a bat. To prevent a fatal heat stroke they then of course fly off and in this turmoil it easily happens that young bats or bats that are simply numb due to the heat fall to the ground and can’t get up anymore. As we have a very hot summer right now, this happens a lot lately and bat-rescues are already overcrowded. Thus “NABU” now gave us alternative tips to deal with a situation like this. Usually it should be enough to sit the bat in question onto a branch somewhere were the animal is save from cats. Then you could perhaps try to give it some water on a spoon – most bats in a situation like that will start to drink immediately.
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Re-upload 1: By chance I just stumbled upon two further critically endangered mammals. The solitary fruit-eating bat and the pygmy three-toed sloth live on the island Isla Escudo de Veraguas which is located to the coast of Panama.
Unfortunately I haven’t found the homepage of an organisation that would fight for the survival of this bat, but by supporting the organisation you may learn about by visiting “http://www.mycause.com.au/mycause/raise_money/charity.php?id=143”, you may help this mammal, too, since they fight for the survival of the Panama Rainforest – this animal’s natural habitat.
With the slooth ( and they really are cute animals ) the case is a bit different: On “http://www.worldwildlife.org/gift-center/gifts/Species-Adoptions/Three-toed-Sloth.aspx?gid=52” as well as on “http://treefoundation.org/wp/sloths/” you can learn what could be done to save them.
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Re-upload 2: Unfortunately I haven’t found the homepage of an organisation that would fight for the survival of the fruit – eating bat, but by supporting the organisation you may learn about by visiting “http://www.mycause.com.au/mycause/raise_money/charity.php?id=143”, you may help this mammal, too, since they fight for the survival of the Panama Rainforest – this animal’s natural habitat.
With the critically endangered sloth living here ( and they really are cute animals ) the case is a bit different: On “http://www.worldwildlife.org/gift-center/gifts/Species-Adoptions/Three-toed-Sloth.aspx?gid=52” as well as on “http://treefoundation.org/wp/sloths/” you can learn what could be done to save them.
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Re-upload 3: First comment reuploaded: This time I only found one organisation that is worth getting mentioned. You can read about ways to support them on “http://www.mycause.com.au/mycause/raise_money/charity.php?id=143”.