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15th November, 2010. Scientists have discovered a tiny new species of bat in the western slopes of the Andes in northwestern Ecuador. The first specimen of the species, which has been called Myotis diminutus, was collected more than 30 years ago. Article

November, 2010. Wind trubines should be painted purple to deter bats, scientists claim. Bats and birds are being killed by the blades of the turbines because they are attracted to the insects that are drawn to the white or light grey colour. Scientists say that if the structures were painted a different colour it might reduce the amount of wildlife killed. Article

November, 2010. Increasing Cut-in Speed of Wind Turbines Results in Fewer Bat Fatalities. Raising the cut-in speed to 11 mph could result in as much as a 93 percent reduction in bat-turbine related deaths. Article

November, 2010. Bat Research Inspires Disciplines Far Beyond Biology. Tom Kunz, a bat biologist at BU, is using LIDAR and 3D thermal imaging to monitor bats and recreate their flight mechanics. His Airfoils project is intended to explain how bats fly in cluttered environments. Article

July 13, 2010. 'Monastic' bat mystifies experts new studies of the bat have revealed a curious phenomenon; they have yet to reveal a single female sucker-foot bat, despite having caught or sighted hundreds of males. Article

April 20, 2010. Bat species discovered for the first time in UK. Myotis alcathoe, or Alcathoe's bat, was identified by a research team led by Professor John Altringham at the University of Leeds and Professor Roger Butlin of the University of Sheffield. Article

April 19, 2010. Samal's bat colony threatened. A bat conservation group raised alarm on the threat humans are posing to the world’s biggest colony of Rousettus amplexicaudatus fruit-eating bats found on the Island Garden City of Samal. Article

April 15, 2010. The Extinction of the Christmas Island Pipistrelle Pipistrellus murrayi. A note from Paul Racey and Lindy Lumsden, Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria, Australia for BSG. Article.

April 12, 2010. Bristol Zoo's bat project gets big funding boost. A Bristol Zoo-led project which helps save endangered fruit bats has been awarded more than £670,000 from the French Development Agency. Article

April 8, 2010. Plans drafted to save fruit bats population on Guam. Article

Jan 12, 2010. Taiwan is planning a protected conservation area for the endangered Formosan flyixg Fox on Gueishan Island, northeastern Taiwan's Yilan County. Article

Jan 12, 2010. The developer of a 23-turbine wind farm in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle must study bat and bird mortality for three years after construction and set aside funds in case the project is decommissioned. Article.

Jan 12 2010. Petition the UK Prime Minister to make provision for bird and bat species mandatory within new and existing building developments. Article.

Jan 7, 2010. White Nose Fungas confirmed in a bat in France. Article.

Jan 7, 2010. Acting Queensland Premier Paul Lucas says shooting bats to prevent the spread of lyssavirus is not practical. "Australian Bat Lyssavirus was discovered almost 14 years ago and the only two human cases have been fatal." Article.

Jan 5, 2010. Marianas fruit bats on Rota come under heavy poaching pressure. During a survey of a nearby bat colony site, biologists found fresh footprints, shotgun shells and a bat carcass riddled with pellets. "No live fruit bats remained" Article.

August 14, 2008. The effect of the new Ishigaki Airport on bats in Japan. An article written by Dr Sumiko Matsamura for BSG. Article.

March 28, 2008. The Status of Coleura seychellensis in the Seychelles. An article written by Laura Bambini for BSG. Article.

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