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Subject: Bats Incredible! NHS talk, May 22
From: Ruth Gravanis <gravanis@earthlink.net>
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The San Francisco Natural History Series
in cooperation with
The Randall Museum
offers
Bats Incredible!
with Patricia Winters
Patricia Winters, founder of the California Bat Conservation Fund, will use
slides and live bats to share the wonder and mystery of the earth's most
unusual and beneficial mammals and tell how we can help prevent their
decline.
Please join Patricia and her "perch potatoes" for this very special
presentation.
Thursday, May 22, 2003, 7:30 pm
at The Randall Museum
199 Museum Way, San Francisco
(415) 554-9600
The 37 Corbett Muni bus stops near the corner of Roosevelt and Museum Way.
Or, walk up States Street from the Castro & Market Muni Metro Station.
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
(donations gratefully accepted)
=20
The Randall Museum is a facility of the San Francisco Recreation and Park
Department, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color,
national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation or disability. Please
refrain from wearing fragrances.
Elizabeth Goldstein, General Manager
Amy Dawson, Museum Director
Background
For more information, please visit the website of the CA Bat Conservation
Fund:
http://www.californiabats.com/contact.html
Here's an excerpt:
Unfortunately, over the last 20 years, approximately 80 percent of the
country's bat population has been lost. Some of the main reasons are habita=
t
destruction and vandalism by ignorant humans. Because bats have long been
feared as a source of danger and disease, people often think little about
destroying their colonies when they are discovered. An even larger threat t=
o
bats has been the swelling use of pesticides in commercial agriculture. Bat=
s
feed primarily on insects, which have often been exposed to pesticides.
Pesticides then build up in the tissues of the bat, and they sicken and die=
.
The California Bat Conservation Fund works alongside several wildlife
conservation groups to alleviate people's fear of bats and demonstrate that
they are vital to a healthy ecosystem. During the past few years, thanks to
the California Bat Conservation Fund and its partner organizations, farmers
have begun to understand that encouraging bat populations can be a viable
alternative to many toxic pesticides. In one night, a single bat can eat
more than its own body weight in insects. In addition, researchers have
demonstrated that even artificially broadcasting bats' echolocation calls
over crops can reduce insect damage by up to 50 percent.
=20
How can I help conserve bat populations?
* The most important thing you can do is work to change negative
attitudes towards bats.
* Bats are the only significant predator of night-flying insect pests.
Why not build a bat house and encourage bats to live on your property? Even
a small colony of bats will greatly reduce the number of mosquitoes and
other unwanted insect pests.
* Become a member of the California Bat Conservation Fund today!
=20
Periodically, the California Bat Conservation Fund offers workshops in bat
care and rehabilitation to staff from other wildlife conservation
organizations. If you are an experienced wildlife rehabilitator working wit=
h
a wildlife rescue organization and you are interested in nursing bats back
to health or assisting with live-bat presentations, please contact us.
=A9 1999-2000, California Bat Conservation Fund
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<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080"><FONT SIZE=3D"5">The San Francisco Natural History Seri=
es<BR>
</FONT>in cooperation with<BR>
<FONT SIZE=3D"5">The Randall Museum<BR>
</FONT>offers<BR>
</FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#FF0000"><H1>Bats Incredible!<BR>
</H1></FONT><BR>
<B>with Patricia Winters<BR>
</B><BR>
<BR>
<H2>Patricia Winters, founder of the California Bat Conservation Fund, will=
use slides and live bats to share the wonder and mystery of the earth's mos=
t unusual and beneficial mammals and tell how we can help prevent their decl=
ine.<BR>
<BR>
Please join Patricia and her "perch potatoes" for this very speci=
al presentation.<BR>
</H2><BR>
<FONT SIZE=3D"5">Thursday, May 22, 2003, 7:30 pm<BR>
at The Randall Museum<BR>
199 Museum Way, San Francisco<BR>
</FONT>(415) 554-9600<BR>
<BR>
<FONT SIZE=3D"2">The 37 Corbett Muni bus stops near the corner of Roosevelt a=
nd Museum Way.<BR>
Or, walk up States Street from the Castro & Market Muni Metro Station.<=
BR>
</FONT><BR>
<B>FREE TO THE PUBLIC<BR>
</B>(donations gratefully accepted)<BR>
&n=
bsp; =
&nbs=
p; &n=
bsp; <BR>
<FONT SIZE=3D"1">The Randall Museum is a facility of the San Francisco Recrea=
tion and Park Department, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of rac=
e, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation or disabi=
lity. Please refrain from wearing fragrances.<BR>
Elizabeth Goldstein, General Manager &n=
bsp; =
&nbs=
p; &n=
bsp; Amy Dawson, =
Museum Director<BR>
<BR>
<HR ALIGN=3DCENTER SIZE=3D"3" WIDTH=3D"95%"><BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#FF0000"><FONT SIZE=3D"5"><I>Background<BR>
<BR>
</I></FONT>For more information, please visit the website of the CA Bat Con=
servation Fund:<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF"><U>http://www.californiabats.com/contact.html<=
BR>
</U></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#FF0000"><FONT SIZE=3D"5"><I><BR>
</I></FONT></FONT><I>Here's an excerpt:<BR>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#FF0000"><FONT SIZE=3D"5"><BR>
</FONT></FONT></I><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"><H2>Unfortunately, over the last 20 ye=
ars, approximately 80 percent of the country's bat population has been lost.=
Some of the main reasons are habitat destruction and vandalism by ignorant =
humans. Because bats have long been feared as a source of danger and disease=
, people often think little about destroying their colonies when they are di=
scovered. An even larger threat to bats has been the swelling use of pestici=
des in commercial agriculture. Bats feed primarily on insects, which have of=
ten been exposed to pesticides. Pesticides then build up in the tissues of t=
he bat, and they sicken and die.<BR>
<BR>
</H2><FONT SIZE=3D"5"><B>The <FONT COLOR=3D"#006600">California Bat Conservatio=
n Fund</FONT> works alongside several wildlife conservation groups to allevi=
ate people's fear of bats and demonstrate that they are vital to a healthy e=
cosystem. During the past few years, thanks to the <FONT COLOR=3D"#006600">Cal=
ifornia Bat Conservation Fund</FONT> and its partner organizations, farmers =
have begun to understand that encouraging bat populations can be a viable al=
ternative to many toxic pesticides. In one night, a single bat can eat more =
than its own body weight in insects. In addition, researchers have demonstra=
ted that even artificially broadcasting bats' echolocation calls over crops =
can reduce insect damage by up to 50 percent. <BR>
</B> <BR>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#006600"><B>How can I help conserve bat populations?</B></FONT=
><B> <BR>
</B></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE=3D"5"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman"><BR>
</FONT></FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"><H2><BR>
* The most important thing you can do is work to change n=
egative attitudes towards bats.<BR>
</H2><FONT SIZE=3D"5"><B>* Bats are the only significant pr=
edator of night-flying insect pests. Why not <FONT COLOR=3D"#006600"><U>build =
a bat house</U></FONT> and encourage bats to live on your property? Even a s=
mall colony of bats will greatly reduce the number of mosquitoes and other u=
nwanted insect pests.<BR>
* <FONT COLOR=3D"#006600"><U>Become a member of the Califor=
nia Bat Conservation Fund today!<BR>
</U></FONT></B></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE=3D"5"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman"><B=
R>
<BR>
</FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE=3D"4"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"><B>Periodically, the <FONT =
COLOR=3D"#006600">California Bat Conservation Fund</FONT> offers workshops in =
bat care and rehabilitation to staff from other wildlife conservation organi=
zations. If you are an experienced wildlife rehabilitator working with a wil=
dlife rescue organization and you are interested in nursing bats back to hea=
lth or assisting with live-bat presentations, please <FONT COLOR=3D"#669900"><=
U>contact us</U></FONT>.<BR>
</B></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE=3D"5"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman"><BR>
<BR>
</FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE=3D"4"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">=A9 1999-2000, California Bat=
Conservation Fund<BR>
</FONT></FONT>
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