![]() ![]() Understanding the biology and habitat of bats allows a technician to use methods effectively to control or eliminate the unwanted behavior, conflict, or the animal itself. Managing bat problems effectively requires that you have good information on the bat species involved and the type of damage the bats are causing. 24ĭevelop a Bat Management Plan and Share it with the Customer 31 Overview of Damage Prevention and Control Methods 24ĭamage Prevention and Control Methods. Silver-haired bat ( Lasionycteris noctivagans) 15Īcceptable Management Practices for Bat Control Activities in Structures 23 Mexican free-tailed bat ( Tadarida brasiliensis) 11 This booklet is published by the National Wildlife Control Training Program LLC, October 2018. ![]() Scott Hygnstrom, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Paul Curtis, Cornell University, Department of Natural Resources Raj Smith, Cornell University, Department of Natural Resources, NWCTP LLC ![]() National Wildlife Control Training Program Our material is IPM friendly and available for use in outreach programs with land grant universities and state websites. The National Wildlife Control Training Program is a cooperative work of several people, agencies, and universities. Many thanks to Jan Hygnstrom and Kirsten Smith for their editorial work, as well as the many other unnamed people that have reviewed this document to make it better for everyone. ![]() Reynolds, Bat Conservation International and A Guide to the Bats of Virginia. Bureau of Wildlife Resources Special Publication Number 5, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.Ĭover photos by R. Information in this Guide is both original and has been updated from the bat species article in the Prevention and Control of Wildlife Damage (1994 edited by Scott Hygnstrom, Robert Timm, and Gary Larson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln).Īdditional content is from A Guide to the Bats of Virginia. Considering the present push for cultural diversity within all creative genres, it's satisfying to see a distinctly Latino brand of vampires in the world of From Dusk Till Dawn.Guide to Acceptable Management Practices for Bat Eviction and Structural Remediation Santanico dances with a snake and transforms into a scaly monster in the movie, so the connection to the animal was already in the universe. Rodriguez even incorporated the Popol Vuh into the television series by revealing that the Geckos are, in fact, part of the Hero Twins prophecy that predicts their fight with the demonic forces of Xibalba. The show distinguishes the traditional bat-like vampires from its antagonistic snake creatures, called Culebras. Although the reptilian vampires are an original Rodriguez creation, snake imagery is a reoccurring motif in Mesoamerican culture, such as in the case of the Feathered Serpent deity, Quetzalcoatl. There is an obvious connection to vampire bats within the narrative, but the twins also sound like the Gecko brothers, while the murderous monsters in the House of Bats liken the locale to the strip club. Camazotz even manages to decapitate one of the twins, paralleling Richie Gecko's death at the hands (or rather fangs) of Santanico. The main characters of the epic, known as the Hero Twins, encounter Camazotz in the House of Bats, a section of the Maya underworld, Xibalba. The Camazotz is a bat deity associated with night and death, and one of the antagonists in the central sacred history text of the Maya, the Popol Vuh. The Titty Twister could also be one of the crossroads, but Maya mythology presents another inspiration for the film. ![]()
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