An easy way to help bats is by bldg bat houses. Learn more ways to support bats, WHC Bats Project Guidance https://t.co/59RJQJzn7i #BatWeek pic.twitter.com/KzrbDIhjwI
— Wildlife Habitat (@WildlifeHC) October 25, 2016
North Carolina is no stranger to the devastating effects of White Nose Syndrome (WNS). Wildlife biologists at Great Smoky Mountains National Park have estimated an 80 percent decline in bat populations since the disease was first confirmed in the park in 2010.
It seemed that WNS was confined to the mountains in the western-most reaches of our state, but last year a case was confirmed close to Charlotte.
There may be no stopping the steady spread of this disease, but there are ways of helping bats, like the federally endangered Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalist), to survive. In West Virginia, a Toyota powertrain plant is building bat boxes and installing them in safe locations around the facility. Bat boxes give the winged mammals a place to roost during the day, so they are rested and ready to hunt insects -- including mosquitoes -- at night.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, West Virginia, Inc. was nominated for a Wildlife Habitat Council award for its bat project.
Join us at Town and Country Toyota in taking small steps to help preserve the natural world. According to the EPA's 2016 Fuel Economy Guide, using the correct motor oil, keeping your tires properly inflated, and tuning-up a neglected vehicle can improve your gas mileage by 5 percent. That's a big difference to your wallet, and to the environment. Visit our Toyota service center in Charlotte today.
