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Descent 310 is out now.
....so prepare to see some of the best writing and photography from the caving world
Including: Into the Echo Chamber, Tim Allen reports on another magnificent Yorkshire Dales find by the Space Miners....and: The Great Geoff Yeadon, undoubtedly one of the greats of the caving world. Following his death at the age of 75, Geoff Crossley, Martin Grass and Mick Nunwick pay tribute to him.
cap n chris
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Not really "news" since the 2002 McRae case etc.. Noteworthy that all the cases since 1977 were in Daubentons, rather than the more common (!) cave-dwelling Horseshoes!
whitelackington
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7392629.stm
It does say that this bat was caught acting suspiciously in Bushy Park, last August,
what have "they" been doing with it since :-\
It does say that this bat was caught acting suspiciously in Bushy Park, last August,
what have "they" been doing with it since :-\
cap n chris
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_(pronoun)
W/L, are you a paranoid conspiracy theorist, perchance?
W/L, are you a paranoid conspiracy theorist, perchance?
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andymorgan
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whitelackington said:
and the bat claimed he was just out walking his dog...
Anyway I know a guy who was bitten by a rabid bat and didn't die.
whitelackington
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I suspect "they" were keeping the animal alive to watch how the disease progressed
cap n chris
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Because, secretly, they are them.
whitelackington
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cap 'n chris said:
If you find a dead bat
download form BAT1 from The Defra website,
then send off dead bat for rabies testing (without touching it)
cap n chris
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I leave all the dead bats I find exactly where they are.
Seems odd that people might want to pick them up at all; let alone post them off. Weird.
Seems odd that people might want to pick them up at all; let alone post them off. Weird.
Christian_Chourot
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Les W said:
It does, but you have to include the last bracket in the url that Chris gave.
Like so:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_(pronoun)
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Dep
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whitelackington said:
Clearly not too seriously if "they" were able to keep it alive!
Don't the bat protection laws not also prohibit handling dead bats too?
cap n chris
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Being in possession of one, dead or alive, (without a permit!), is an offence, yes.
whitelackington
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It would seem from The Defra Website that "they" are interested in two speciescap 'n chris said:
Daubenton's & Serotine
http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/rabies/bat-research.htm
whitelackington
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This is an old story
but worth reading
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2286724.stm
rabid bat bites woman
but worth reading
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2286724.stm
rabid bat bites woman
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