No, Aussie bats won’t give you COVID-19. We rely on them more than you think
- Written by Pia Lentini, Research Fellow, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne
Justin Welbergen, CC BY-SA
In this pandemic it’s tempting to look for someone, or something, to blame. Bats are a common scapegoat and the community is misled to believe getting rid of them could be a quick fix. But are bats really the problem?
Australian bats have been in the news recently for two main reasons: the misplaced fear they might...
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