Interesting application of modern science to an old rumor about how many bats there were in Carlsbad Cavern: .
Mark Minton
Carlsbad's 8 million 'lost' bats likely never existed
Thermal imaging and algorithms challenge famous estimate
By Susan Milius
Web edition : Friday, January 23r
The English language China on-line news, China.org.cn, in Sunday’s edition,
January 25, 2009, featured an interview with Erin Lynch and Duncan Collis.
Some of you have met Erin, a US caver who is the driving force behind the
Guilin-based Hong Meigui Cave Exploration Society. Hong Meigui
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Thanks for posting that, Jerry. I have long wondered how the 8 million figure
could be justified.
DirtDoc
texascavers Digest 25 Jan 2009 10:23:07 - Issue 698
Topics (messages 10054 through 10062):
Re: Help the NSS
10054 by: Alex Sproul
Latest White Nose Syndrome Bat News
10055 by: Minton, Mark
L Yah pictures
10056 by: Lyndon Tiu
TSA Members Area Update and Longhorn Cav
Carlsbad's 8 million 'lost' bats likely never existed
Thermal imaging and algorithms challenge famous estimate
By _Susan Milius_
(http://www.sciencenews.org/view/authored/id/70/name/Susan_Milius)
Web edition : Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Eight million is a lot of bats to lose, and now