COVID-19 bat-related news
South Asian Scientists and Conservationists Bust Myths about Bats and COVID-19 (released April 24, 2020)
NWHC Operations During COVID-19 Pandemic and Information About Coronaviruses in Wildlife (released April 1, 2020)
USFWS National White-nose Syndrome Program - statement on COVID-19 (released April 1, 2020)
NWHC Operations During COVID-19 Pandemic and Information About Coronaviruses in Wildlife (released April 1, 2020)
USFWS National White-nose Syndrome Program - statement on COVID-19 (released April 1, 2020)
Once and for all: No, we didn't get the coronavirus from bats | Opinion
Let's start from the punch line: Bats did not give us the latest coronavirus. Nor were its notorious cousins SARS-1 or MERS, or even the ebola virus, transmitted from bats to humans. So what did happen? A distant relative of the current coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, was isolated in a bat in China.
The virus hunters who search bat caves to predict the next pandemic
Before entering the cave, the small team of scientists pull on hazmat suits, face masks and thick gloves to cover every inch of their skin. Contact with bat droppings or urine could expose them to some of the world's deadliest unknown viruses.
