Tag: bats

Researchers to study the communication of bats in a bid to shed light on the evolution of the human language

Business

John Glover - April 27, 2020

RESEARCHERS at a Scottish university will look into the way bats communicate in an attempt to shed light on the evolution of the human...

Forestry Commission reveals worker was attacked – by a bat

News

Deadline News Journalist - December 29, 2017

AS if chainsaws and falling trees were not dangerous enough, it has emerged that a Forestry Commission worker was savaged - by a bat. The...

Fury as batty council spends £16K on luxury home for pipistrelles

Scottish News

Peter Laing - June 25, 2015

A CASH-strapped council has been condemned for lavishing £16,000 on a luxury home for bats in an area with a chronic housing shortage. Highland Council...

Scottish hospitals have called in pest controllers thousands of times in the last three years

Scottish News

Guest - November 3, 2013

SCOTTISH hospitals have been plagued by insects and animals, calling pest controllers thousands of times over the last three years. The health service has had...