Destructive effects of chlorinated pesticides on a bats colony (Chiroptera)

Corrao, A.; Catalano, E.; Zava, Bruno

doi:10.1515/mamm.1985.49.1.125

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“…Bats roosting in buildings are in close contact with wooden structures and thus may be exposed to chemical preservatives such as lindane, pentachlorophenol, and pyrethroids (Racey and Swift 1986;Boyd and Myhill 1988;Mitchell-Jones et al 1989;Shore et al 1990Shore et al , 1991Bennet and Thies 2007). Most often, bats do not die immediately after contact with treated wood but instead suffer sublethal effects that cause, for example, immune suppression (Corrao et al 1985;Clark and Shore 2001). Sometimes, bats are eradicated from buildings using poisons, and these poisons continue to persist so that bats may be exposed to toxic residues for extended periods after application.…”

Section: Decreased Fitness Owing To Indirect Threatsmentioning

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Bats and Buildings: The Conservation of Synanthropic Bats

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Phelps

Aguirre

et al. 2015

Bats in the Anthropocene: Conservation of Bats in a Changing World

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Humans have shared buildings with bats for thousands of years, probably as early as first humans built primitive huts. Indeed, many bat species can be defined as synanthropic, i.e., they have a strong ecological association with humans. Bats have been observed using buildings as roosting and foraging sites, temporary shelters, for reproduction and hibernation. A synanthropic lifestyle may result in direct fitness benefits owing to energetic advantages in warmer roosts, which may ultimately lead to more rapid gestation and faster development of juveniles, or by being less exposed to natural predators in urban environments. All

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Section: Decreased Fitness Owing To Indirect Threatsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bats and Buildings: The Conservation of Synanthropic Bats

Voigt

Phelps

Aguirre

et al. 2015

Bats in the Anthropocene: Conservation of Bats in a Changing World

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“…Audet 1990, Zahn et al 2006, 2007; (c) intoxication of the environment including food sources (e.g. Corrao et al 2009, Kunz et al 1977, Zukal et al 2015); (d) the level of infestation of bats by ecto-or endoparasites (e.g. Christie et al 2000, Zahn & Rupp 2004, Frank et al 2015; (e) predation by owls, martens, and/or domestic cats (Bauer 1956, Petržílková et al 2004, Ancillotto et al 2013, Spitzenberger et al 2014) (f) infection situation in the population, mainly concerning viral diseases (e.g.…”

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Extremely high mortality of newborn juveniles in the nursery colony of Myotis myotis at Žihobce, SW Bohemia, Czech Republic (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)

Červený¹,

Bufka²

2021

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In 2020, an extremely high mortality of juveniles was recorded in a nursery colony of Myotis myotis at Žihobce (Klatovy Dist.), reaching 50.6% of the potential growth. Most juveniles died within two weeks of age (67.4%). The cause of this phenomenon is not known. The results of chemical analyses carried out in five dead juveniles showed neither the presence of heavy metals nor pesticides in the bodies. The dissection of cadavers revealed a good nutrition state. In all dissected individuals, intestinal inflammation was recorded. Most juveniles in the colony were significantly parasitised. In the period of parturition, it was cold and very rainy for several days, the mortality thus may have been caused by chilling of the juveniles. The effort of females to nurse even the dying juveniles which fell down from the colony was observed. The mortality of juveniles was checked in further 28 control colonies in different parts of the Czech Republic in 2020. At eight sites, making up 27.6% of all studied sites, the mortality of 10.1–20.0% was recorded. At the remaining twenty sites (69% of the studied sites), the mortality reached 0–10%. High mortality of juveniles of M. myotis (18.7–39.2%) was also recorded at Vyšší Brod (Český Krumlov Dist.) in the years 1988–1991. In that case, the probable cause was the application of Lastanox (tributyltin oxide), a toxic chemical used for timber treatment in the colony roost.

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“…Although all Sicilian bats are legally protected under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals and EUROBATS, the EC Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), and other joint environmental accords, few monothematic studies addressed conservation issues and threats faced by Sicilian bats. Corrao et al (1985) conducted early research that claimed the fatal impact of pesticide residues in a colony of more than 600 bats. To date, bats continue to face many threats, including environmental pollution, such as metal accumulation, as recently highlighted by Ferrante et al (2018), and extensive forestry logging by Rondinini et al (2013).…”

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Bats of Sicily: historical evidence, current knowledge, research biases and trends

Massaad,

Da Silveira Bueno,

Bentaleb

et al. 2023

Nat Hist Sci

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Insular bat communities are a preeminent conservation taxon due to their ecological role and intriguing and unique species composition. Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean. However, research on Sicilian bats is still scattered, with substantial information being overlooked. Here we present a systematic review of all available bibliographic information from 1810 to 2022, including grey literature, archives, and peer-reviewed publications. The analyses of bibliographic sources permitted us to evaluate the status of research on bats using the Bat Research Efficiency (BRE) and Species-Research Effort Allocation (SREA) metrics. A total of 81 documents were obtained. Since 1955, an average of 1.2 contributions have been issued per year. Over half of the documents are in Italian. The studies are primarily conducted in north-western (40%) and south-eastern (28%) Sicily, mainly in the provinces of Palermo and Siracusa. Most of the contributions concern “Species records” (61%) and “Ecology” (21%). There were 28 species reported, but a significant bias exists towards Myotis myotis, Miniopterus schreibersii, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, Myotis capaccinii, and Rhinolophus euryale. Around 31.5% of the studies focused on threatened species, while 68.5% concentrated on non-threatened species, with an overall preference for cave-dwelling species. Yet, SREA analysis demonstrates a lack of research efforts for all species. We encourage the use of a multidisciplinary approach towards under-studied species while covering geographical gaps and increasing public awareness of the functional role of bats in natural ecosystems.

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Destructive effects of chlorinated pesticides on a bats colony (Chiroptera)

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Bats and Buildings: The Conservation of Synanthropic Bats

Bats and Buildings: The Conservation of Synanthropic Bats

Extremely high mortality of newborn juveniles in the nursery colony of Myotis myotis at Žihobce, SW Bohemia, Czech Republic (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)

Bats of Sicily: historical evidence, current knowledge, research biases and trends

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