I wonder if they are redacting their previous reports because of the bad press the movie was getting? The production could have either threatened a lawsuit, or just as easily have paid them off in order to try to create a better rep for the film.
It would be interesting to see what a non-government (perhaps even an entirely non-Bulgarian) set of studies would turn up. On 20 December 2011 10:07, Lee H. Skinner <[email protected]> wrote: > *Eco Experts: Hollywood Did Not Harm Bulgarian Bats* > > The bat colonies in Bulgaria's Devetashka cave have not been harmed during > the filming of the Hollywood blockbuster "The Expendables 2." > > The announcement was made Tuesday by the Bulgarian Ministry of Environment > and Waters, after concluding an on the spot check ordered by Environment > Minister, Nona Karadzhova. > > The probe came on the heels of eco activists alarming that due to the > noise during the shooting of the movie bats inside the cave, a key spot for > spending the winter season, have come out of hibernation much earlier than > usual and it is unclear how many will survive until spring. They also found > a number of dead bats. > > It was reported a week ago that the European Commission has sent a letter > to the Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and Waters, inquiring information > on the case with the dead bats in the Devetashka cave. < > http://www.novinite.com/view_**news.php?id=134765<http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=134765> > > > > Experts of the Ministry and of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, BAS, now > say that the majority of bats were found to be in hibernation and the dead > ones were within the norm of the usual mortality rate. > > They have monitored over 7 300 different species of bats. The total number > of bats hibernating in the cave was estimated at 20 000. > > Thus, the Ministry rejected Tuesday claims Hollywood activities have > harmed the bats, but ordered a ban on all visits in the cave for the > entire winter until hibernation is over. > > > ------------------------------**------------------------------**--------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > texascavers-unsubscribe@**texascavers.com<[email protected]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > texascavers-help@texascavers.**com<[email protected]> > > -- *Go find out!* -Heather Tuček UT Grotto TSA Membership Chair NSS 59660 (512) 773-1348 [email protected]
