Synopsis

Since its first publication in 1988, America's Neighborhood Bats has changed the way we look at bats by underscoring their harmless and beneficial nature. In this second revised edition, Merlin Tuttle offers bat aficionados the most up-to-date bat facts, including a wealth of new information on bat house design and current threats to bat survival.

Booknews

A popular natural history of bats. Splendid color photos by the author with a key and range maps. A fine introduction to a fascinating and not overpublished field. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Biography

MERLIN D. TUTTLE, an internationally recognized authority who has devoted his life to studying bats and to educating the public about them, is President and Founder of Bat Conservation International in Austin, Texas.