Tag:Bats

Conservation

Bush burning depleting bats’ population in Nigeria – Group

The West Africa Mammal Fellowship has said that continuous bush burning is depleting the population of bats in Nigeria. Programme Coordinator of the organisation, Dr...

Michael Simire - March 11, 2022

Cover

Bats, pangolins not animal reservoir of COVID-19, infections existed outside Wuhan’s market in December 2019 – Chinese expert

Bats and pangolins are certainly not the animal reservoir of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), since the coronaviruses identified in these species are not sufficiently similar...

Michael Simire - February 9, 2021

Science & Tech

Novel species of fungi discovered on bat carcasses in China

A subterranean expedition conducted by researchers at World Agroforestry (ICRAF) East and Central Asia Programme; Centre for Mountain Futures; and Kunming Institute of Botany...

Michael Simire - June 30, 2020

Health

Between Coronavirus and bats

The Lagos State Government last week alerted residents to the existence of a new virus in the world known as Coronavirus, which officials described...

Michael Simire - July 29, 2013