Green Options

It’s still not clear what is killing the bat populations, but what is known is that bats with WNS wake up more frequently from their winter hibernation which means they use up their fat stores, forcing them to leave the caves to seek food before the insect populations are around so that they simply starve to death.

National boundaries have become more porous, climate change has allowed opportunistic plants, insects and animals the chance to find niches in novel ecosystems, and populations have become more closely housed – regardless of whether they are penned pigs or studio-dwelling urbanites - all these factors increase the risks of diseases becoming epidemic, both nationally and internationally.