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Off-Ramp

Have You Thanked a Bat Today?

By Off-Ramp Staff
Published Oct 31, 2009
A grey-headed flying fox. The typical bat silhouette isn't as common in big brown bats (at left).
A grey-headed flying fox. The typical bat silhouette isn't as common in big brown bats (at left).
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Ian Waldie/Getty Images
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Big browns bats like Romeo weigh less than an ounce. Bat rehabber Deborah Crough insists that everyone wear gloves when handling bats due to the small but serious threat of Rabies.
Big browns bats like Romeo weigh less than an ounce. Bat rehabber Deborah Crough insists that everyone wear gloves when handling bats due to the small but serious threat of Rabies.
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Laura Osteen
)

About the Show

Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John is sharing selections from the Off-Ramp vault to help you explore this imperfect paradise.

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Listen 3:19
Have You Thanked a Bat Today?
Jackson's interview with Deborah Crough, Gluupy, and Romeo.

Bats get a bad reputation - especially around Halloween - so bat rehabber Deborah Crough tries to educate people about how the furry mammals help our local environment. Off-Ramp contributor Jackson Musker flitted down to Deborah’s Long Beach home, put on some gloves, and met two of the bats in her care. (Click on the second audio link above for a web exclusive demonstration of how to pick up a fallen bat!)

Check out the links at left for more information on bat rescue and preservation. You can also build your own "bat house" to give the species a friendly place to roost.

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