> Thanks Sean > > I phoned the Bat people and they were not overly helpful,
That sounds like the BCT - if you talk to batworkers you'll discover they all think the BCT couldn't find a bat in Greywell Tunnel! Compared to what batworkers think of the BCT, boaters think BW is a paragon of excellence..... > > Moose & Maria > NB Daisybob > Two possible reasons why the cat's not bringing in any more bats:- They tend to move roost with changes in the weather (they are so small that ambient temperature makes a difference, so they choose a sunny roost in cool weather, a shaded one in hot weather) - obviously they cannot do this when they have a maternity roost with young too large to carry (when the babies are very small they cling to the mother all the time) but too young to fly; The young are vulnerable when they start to fly (at this time of the year we normally get a peak of calls to grounded bats or bats which have got into houses or other places where they shouldn't be) so the cat may have been picking off 'fledglings'. Either of these could mean that the bats are no longer accessible and therefore no longer getting caught. However it's likely that they'll be in the same roost at the same time next year so it's worth remembering when the risk period is and taking appropriate precautions. Sean ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/ygtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
