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
