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More dead and dying bats than usual are being found in Northern California
7/21/2014 5:10:10 PM



CATEGORIES:
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Alameda County, CA
Alpine County, CA
Amador County, CA
Butte County, CA
Calaveras County, CA
Colusa County, CA
Contra Costa County, CA
Del Norte County, CA
El Dorado County, CA
Fresno County, CA
Glenn County, CA
Humboldt County, CA
Inyo County, CA
Kings County, CA
Lake County, CA
Lassen County, CA
Madera County, CA
Marin County, CA
Mariposa County, CA
Mendocino County, CA
Merced County, CA
Modoc County, CA
Mono County, CA
Monterey County, CA
Napa County, CA
Nevada County, CA
Placer County, CA
Plumas County, CA
Sacramento County, CA
San Benito County, CA
San Francisco County, CA
San Joaquin County, CA
San Mateo County, CA
Santa Clara County, CA
Santa Cruz County, CA
Shasta County, CA
Sierra County, CA
Siskiyou County, CA
Solano County, CA
Sonoma County, CA
Stanislaus County, CA
Sutter County, CA
Tehama County, CA
Trinity County, CA
Tulare County, CA
Tuolumne County, CA
Yolo County, CA
Yuba County, CA

Start Date: 4/17/2014 -  
More dead and dying bats than usual are being found in Northern California. Bats feed on aquatic insects and insects that spend a portion of their lives in water, stated the founder of Northern California Bats. Drought may have reduced the insect population to the extent that bats cannot find enough insects to eat because fewer agricultural fields were irrigated or flooded, providing a water source for the insects. One News Page (Los Angeles, Calif.), April 17, 2014
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