Fruit bats? Here in the U.S.? Well, no, except for a few along the border with Mexico. Most of the 40 bat species that live in the U.S. and Canada eat insects—and we’re darn lucky they do that for us, both for the crops they protect (about $3.7 billion-worth per year!) and for the reduction of biting insects (kind of hard to count the bites we didn’t get, but yay, right?). Let’s talk about these fruit bats, though, because they’re superheroes to … [Read more...]
Wild Animal Sanctuary — Create Backyard Habitat
Are you looking to create a wildlife sanctuary? Or, maybe just wondering why friends or neighbors are making their yards more like natural habitat? Read on to find out what’s in it for wildlife, and what’s in it for you, if you decide to try it—and more important, how to make a wild animal sanctuary happen in your own yard. Why create a wildlife sanctuary? Wildlife is losing several thousand acres of habitat every day, causing countless … [Read more...]