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Brandt's Bat, Myotis Brandtii, Likely Extinct In Ireland Due To Deforestation

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First Posted: 02/10/11 04:36 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:30 PM ET

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scientificamerican.com:

The Emerald Isle used to be home to 10 bat species. Now there appear to only be nine. Brandt's bat , a species not identified by science until 1970 and not seen in Ireland since 2003, has been declared probably extinct in that country

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The Emerald Isle used to be home to 10 bat species. Now there appear to only be nine. Brandt's bat , a species not identified by science until 1970 and not seen in Ireland since 2003, has been declare...
The Emerald Isle used to be home to 10 bat species. Now there appear to only be nine. Brandt's bat , a species not identified by science until 1970 and not seen in Ireland since 2003, has been declare...
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Kenz300
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04:39 PM on 02/12/2011
The worlds limited resources are coming head to head with an ever
expanding population growth.

The world added a billion people in the last 12 years. It will probably
add another billion in the next 12 years.

Where are the resources going to come from to support that increase in population?

We could not reduce the worlds problems of poverty, hunger and despair when the
the world had 5 billion people and adequate resources. How will we ever support
a world of 9 billion people and limited resources of food, water, oil.....
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