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Harvest Public Media – August 18, 2011 – Holy battered bats! Double menace threatens farmers’ helpers
Kansas City Star – September 13, 2011 – Bats’ decline could cost Midwestern farmers billions
On Earth Magazine – August 24, 2011 – The Man Who Loves Bats
Science News – September 10, 2011 – Helping Bats Hold On
Inside Science – August 16, 2011 – Look, Up in the Sky – It’s Aeroecology
The Chronicle – July 24, 2011 – An Honored Biologist Works Into the Night for a Threatened Species
KXAN, Uvalde County, Texas – July 7, 2011 – Group uses weather tool to study bats
Boston Globe, June 30, 2011 – Bat declines gets in-depth endangered species review
Texas Farm Bureau, June 13, 2011 – Nature’s Pest Controller
Animal News (Morris Animal Foundation), May 2011 – Going to bat for bats
ABC Radio, May 6, 2011 – Disease decimates bat colonies
WBUR Radio Boston – Thomas Kunz: Brown Bats Face Extinction
Boston Globe Green Blog – Bats are worth billions
OEco – O valioso trabalho dos morcegos
New York Times – The Dollars and Cents of Bats and Farming
Discovery News – Billion Dollar Bats In Danger
Wired.com – Bats are worth at least $3 billion per year
Voice of America.com – Weather Radar Tracks Bats, Birds, Bugs
BU Today – “Bat Man” Named Warren Distinguished Professor
Boston University Arts & Sciences – BU’s Thomas Kunz Introduces New Discipline of Aeroecology at AAAS Symposium
Yahoo Taiwan – ‘Aeroecology’ uses radar to track flying animals
Szsky.com – ‘Aeroecology’ uses radar to track flying animals
Ireland.com – Radar use sparks new science
Irish Times – Radar use sparks new science
My Northwest – Weather radar clutter is boon for biologists
Canon City Daily Record – Weather radar clutter is boon for biologists
The Canadian Press – Biologists find treasure-trove in radar data that merely annoy weather forecasters
ArsipBerita.com – ‘Aeroecology’ uses radar to track flying animals
WorldNews – News from 2011 AAAS Annual Meeting Interview with Winifred F. Frick, Ph.D.
Facebook EurekAlert – Videos from 2011 AAAS Meeting
EurekAlert – Interview with Winifred Frick, Ph.D.
WXVT 15 – Weather radar clutter is boon for biologists
The Spec – Biologists find treasure trove in radar data that merely annoy weather forecasters
News 72 – Weather radar used in wildlife studies
570 News – Biologists find treasure trove in radar data that merely annoy weather forecasters
University of Oklahoma – University of Oklahoma Researchers Tapping the Potential of Radar Technologies to Advance Emerging Discipline of Aeroecology
World Weather Post – Using Weather Radar To Observe Birds
RedOrbit – OU Researchers Tapping The Potential Of Radar Technologies To Advance Aeroecology
NewsGuide – UC Santa Cruz scientist uses storm-chasing weather radar to track bat populations
The Channel News – Weather radar clutter is boon for biologists
MSG – Scientists use storm-chasing weather radar to track bat populations
Arakan Indobhasaa – ‘Aeroecology’ uses radar to track flying animals
Pashtun Forums – ‘Aeroecology’ uses radar to track flying animals
PoliJAM Times – Weather radar used in wildlife studies
Vipeness – Weather radar clutter is boon for biologists
KIVI TV Boise – Weather radar clutter is boon for biologists
The Tennessean – Weather radar clutter gives data on small critters
ABC News 4 Charleston – Weather radar clutter is boon for biologists
The Post and Courier – Weather radar clutter is boon for biologists
UC Santa Cruz – UCSC scientist uses storm-chasing weather radar to track bats
YubaNet – UC Santa Cruz scientist uses storm-chasing weather radar to track bat populations
Above Top Secret – Aeroecology uses radar to spot a single bee at 50 km
Newser – Biologists find treasure trove in radar data that merely annoy weather forecasters
USA Today – Weather radar clutter is boon to study birds, bugs, and bats
Science Daily – Storm-Chasing Weather Radar Used to Track Bat Populations
The Daily Caller – Weather radar clutter is boon for biologists
The Joey Lakey Blog – Radar used to track bats, birds, and insects
Las Vegas Sun – Weather radar clutter is boon for biologists
SFGate – Weather radar clutter is boon for biologists
KTVN Reno – Weather radar clutter is boon for biologists
KTV 7 Arkansas – Weather radar clutter is boon for biologists
14WFIE – Weather radar clutter is boon for biologists
Tampa Bay Online – Weather radar images are boon for biologists
FOX 6 Springfield – Weather radar clutter is boon for biologists
WBOC 16 Delmarva – Weather radar clutter is boon for biologists
Arizona Daily Star – Radar info once thought useless is a key tool for ‘aeroecologists’
Tehran Times – Weather radar clutter is boon for biologists
ABC News – Weather Radar Clutter Is Boon for Biologists
Yahoo – Weather radar clutter is boon for biologists
Global Good News – Weather radar clutter is boon for biologists
Scientific Computing – OU researchers tapping the potential of radar technologies to advance aeroecology
Wired News – ‘Aeroecology’ uses radar to track flying animals
Associated Press – Weather radar clutter is boon for biologists
Unity – ‘Aeroecology’ uses radar to track flying animals
MSNBC – Weather radar clutter is boon for biologists
Latest Trends News – ‘Aeroecology’ uses radar to track flying animals
South Hampton Wired – ‘Aeroecology uses radar to track flying animals
Bradford Wired – ‘Aeroecology uses radar to track flying animals
Liverpool Wired – ‘Aeroecology’ uses radar to track flying animals
Glasgow Wired – ‘Aeroecology’ uses radar to track flying animals
Brighton Wired – ‘Aeroecology’ uses radar to track flying animals
Manchester Wired – ‘Aeroecology’ uses radar to track flying animals
PhysOrg – Scientists use storm-chasing weather radar to track bat populations
Science Daily – Storm-Chasing Weather Radar Used to Track Bat Populations
NPR – Weather Radar Clutter Is Boon For Biologists
Science – Scientists Use Weather Radar to Track Bats
BBC – ‘Aeroecology’ uses radar to track flying animals
AAAS – New Science of Aeroecology Follows Life in the Skies for Bats, Bugs, and More
EurekAlert – Interview with Winifred Frick, Ph.D.
BBC – Weather radar could track creatures’ flight patterns
Science Metropolis – Why Biodiversity Matters
Burlington Free Press – Scientists race to solve mysteries of bat-killing white-nose syndrome
Audubon – Going To Bats for Bats
CBC Radio – White Nose Syndrome Killing Bats
Boston Globe – Citing a bat emergency, scientists seek US aid
Scientific American – As white-nose syndrome wipes out little brown bats, groups petition for emergency protection
Physorg.com – Interim protections sought for little brown bats
Newsday.com – Plea to U.S. on behalf of little brown bat
Associated Press – Groups ask feds to say once common bat needs help
Final Status Review – Little Brown Myotis should be listed under Endangered Species Act!
National Geographic – Bat Genocide
The Independent – Bat disease threatens ecological catastrophe
Popular Science – Bat Conference, Day 1: Students Rush To Front Lines in Battle To Save Bats
New Haven Independent – This Halloween, Real Bats are Scarce
Bostonia – Countdown to Extinction
Popular Science – Racing to Save Bats From Extinction, Biologists Turn to New Tools
Denver Post – Devastating fungus threatens Colorado’s bat population
MSNBC – Bat-killing disease appears harmless in Europe
CAS Features – In the Field with BU’s Bat Man
CAS News – Bats and Birds Inspire Aircraft Design
Whyevolutionistrue.com – Holy Infared Cameras, Batman!
LoHud.com – White-nose syndrome threatens brown bats
The Christian Science Monitor – Horrible fungus driving bug-loving brown bats to extinction
The Republican-American – Report says brown bats may be doomed
WFCR, Amherst, MA – Small Brown Bats Likely Gone From Region in 20 Years
Scientific American – Struck out: Fatal fungus could kill off U.S. Northeast’s little brown bats in 20 years
NBC New York – NY State Bat Populations May Be Extinct Within 20 Years: Report
New York Times Blog, Dot Earth – Fungus on Track to Extinguish Bats in Northeast
BBC – Disease ‘killed one million bats’
Science for Kids – White-nose disease a serious problem for bats — how can kids help?
Science News – Emerging disease may wipe out common Northeast bat
National Geographic News – Bats to Go Extinct From Deadly Fungus, Study Says
USCS Press – Bats facing regional extinction in the northeast from rapidly spreading disease, UCSC researcher finds
Discovery News – U.S. Bats Flying Toward Extinction
Wired – America’s Most Common Bat Headed for Eastern Extinction
Eurekalert – BU scientists release alarming data on regional bat populations
LiveScience – Common Brown Bat Will Be Extinct in 16 Years
Physorg.com – Bats facing regional extinction from rapidly spreading disease
WCVB TV Boston – Devastating Extinction of Bats Predicted
ScienceFriday – Bad Day for Bats
The Boston Globe –Deadly bat disease on track to wipe out a species in the Northeast
The Guardian – Deadly fungus threat to insect-eating US bats
Suite101 – Life in the Clouds: Are Clouds an Ecological Zone for Microorganisms?
NatGeo blog – Technology Reveals Airborne Creatures of the Night
New Scientist, March 27, 2010 – Murder At The Bat Cave
The Quad, March 14, 2010 – BU’s Own Batman, Professor Kunz
Synapse (BU’s Undergraduate Science Magazine), March 18, 2010- Is wind energy really as “green” as we think?
Tennessean, February 18, 2010- Bat disease could wipe out huge ally in Tenn. agriculture
WHYY Radio, February, 2010- Bats In Peril
Boston Globe, November, 2009 – What’s killing the bats?
October, 2009 – U.S. Fish & Wildlife announces $800,000 in WNS grants
The Scientist, October, 2009 – Behavior in Action: Tools and Techniques for Tracking Mammalian Behavior
October, 2009 – Dr. Kunz nominated for the 2010 Indianapolis Prize!
BBC News, October, 2009 – Bats set up homes on the highway
CBS News, September, 2009 – Declining Bat Population
BU Today, September, 2009 – Bat Man vs. White Nose
BU Arts & Sciences, August, 2009 – Research Team Awarded $2.8 Million to Model Group Behavior
MetroWest Daily News, July, 2009 – Attention bat detectives: State needs help figuring out killer fungus
The Day, July, 2009 – Mystery of the massive bat die-off
Voice of America, June, 2009, – A Million Bats Dead from Mysterious Disease
WGBH, May 19, 2009 – One Guest – Tom Kunz, Bat Expert
New Jersey Star Ledger, May, 2009 – Disease leads to steep decline in New Jersey bat population
Washington Post, April, 2009 – Mysterious Bat-Killing Disease Found In 2 Va. Caves
Boston Globe, April, 2009 – Sick bats’ PR problem could prove to be deadly
Vermont Channel 3 News, March, 2009 – Bat Cave Devastated by Disease
Washington Times, March, 2009 – Wind energy finds fix for exploding bats
Nature Conservancy Magazine – Spring, 2009 – In the Dark
ScienceNews – January, 2009 – Carlsbad’s 8 Million ‘Lost’ Bats Likely Never Existed
Houston Chronicle – January, 2009 – Bats’ surprising behavior
ScienceNews – January, 2009 – Fifty-two things to do with a bat wing
Discovery News – December, 2008 – Top 5 Science Animal Videos
The Phoenix – December, 2008 – Expert: Expanding wind power could unhinge insects
National Science Foundation “Discoveries” – November, 2008 – Placing a Dollar Value on Services Provided by Bats
ABC 40, November, 2008 – Boston University Studies Bat Deaths in Chester
Radio Canada – November, 2008 – Le syndrome du museau blanc de la chauve-souris
Science News – October, 2008 – Bat syndrome’s telltale white nose-mold new to science
LA Times – October, 2008 – Die-off of bats is linked to new fungus
Scientific American – October, 2008 – What’s Causing Bats to Drop Like Flies
National Science Foundation “Discoveries” – October, 2008 – Gone Bats over Aeroecology
NPR – Living on Earth – October, 2008 – Fly-by-night Murder Mystery
Science Metropolis – September, 2008 – Introducing Aeroecology: Scientists Study Life in Flight
Boston Globe – August, 2008 – Look up, he says, where bats live
Science Daily – August, 2008 – Emerging Scientific Discipline of Aeroecology
Fox 25 News – August, 2008 – Disappearance of Bats: Hurting Our Ecosystem?
Medical News Today – August, 2008 – The Emerging Scientific Discipline of Aeroecology
Boston Globe – July, 2008 – Wing Damage
Channel 5 News – July, 2008 – Mysterious Illness Killing Bats
Boston Globe – May, 2008 – What Are These Bats Telling Us About the Environment We Live In?
Bostonia Magazine – Spring, 2008 – In the Field with BU’s Bat Man: Infrared Cameras and Algorithms Count Mammals Flying in Dark
NPR – April, 2008 – Bats Plagued by Mysterious ‘White-Nose’ Disease
New York Times – March, 2008 – Bats Perish, and No One Knows Why
Boston Globe – February, 2008 – Die-off of bats could hurt area crops