Post by Brian Roebuck on Sept 15, 2007 8:38:39 GMT -5
Bats do far more good than harm
BY AMY SACKS
DAILY NEWS WRITER
Saturday, September 15th 2007, 4:00 AM
Little brown bats are common in New York City.
Tenants of a tony upper West Side high-rise became spooked last year after a colony of little brown bats nesting inside an adjoining water tower made their way inside. But it was just another day for one licensed nuisance wildlife operator, who gets dozens of calls a year to humanely remove bats from New York City homes.
"People always panic because they think Dracula and rabies," said Jim O'Brien, who runs Pest Quest Management, based in Staten Island. "They're one of the most beneficial animals around."
www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/2007/09/15/2007-09-15_bats_do_far_more_good_than_harm.html
BY AMY SACKS
DAILY NEWS WRITER
Saturday, September 15th 2007, 4:00 AM
Little brown bats are common in New York City.
Tenants of a tony upper West Side high-rise became spooked last year after a colony of little brown bats nesting inside an adjoining water tower made their way inside. But it was just another day for one licensed nuisance wildlife operator, who gets dozens of calls a year to humanely remove bats from New York City homes.
"People always panic because they think Dracula and rabies," said Jim O'Brien, who runs Pest Quest Management, based in Staten Island. "They're one of the most beneficial animals around."
www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/2007/09/15/2007-09-15_bats_do_far_more_good_than_harm.html