Ongoing research on how bats can be a cheaper and more environment-friendly alternative to pesticides
Bats are potential carriers of zoonotic viruses and the destruction of their environment spells danger for humans.
Mass November die-off in KZN is a sign of how global heating is affecting small animals, researchers warn
In a single day, temperatures in northern KwaZulu-Natal climbed to a lethal 45°C, causing a mass die-off of birds and bats
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Humans are primed to lay the blame for this pandemic at nature’s door, but if we do not wish to reap disaster, we should not sow its seeds
Ugandans and tourists urged to avoid entering caves with bats in the Central African country after a Dutch woman died of Marburg haemorrhagic fever.