Endangered bat breeding project goes terribly wrong

[caverdan]

From the article......

Given the expertise and dedication that have gone into this project, it was keenly disappointing to learn that one of the contractors we had hired to advise us about working with this unique subspecies has issued misleading and even false statements about her work with the National Zoo and about how we handled the Virginia big-eared bats in our care. All of her claims have been thoroughly refuted and debunked. Despite the claims, for instance, not one of the bats died of capture myopathy (muscle damage caused by the trauma of being captured or handled), of broken legs or arms, or of starvation.

I wonder where they keep the proof of their debunking??

It also sounds like they are planning to capture more and try it again.

[graveleye]

I was not there and did not witness how these bats were cared for. I'm not giving anyone a pass, but I do know that sometimes there are species of any creature that are just plain difficult, if not impossible, to keep in captivity.

Anyone who has kept tropical fish can attest to this. I'm not talking the garden variety tetras and so forth, but discus, rainbowfish and others. I'm sure the first people who tried to keep them in captivity probably killed a bunch just trying to figure out how to do it. I know this because I've killed my share of expensive discus and rainbowfish

[wyandottecaver]

the government ignores the people then covers up their mistakes. This surprrises anyone?