Bats Fire

dodgyme

Colony of protected bats wiped out in deliberate fire in Galway today ---why????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Alun

As I understand it, there were works being carried out on the bridge when the colony was first discovered. All work was immediately halted and the bridge will remain closed until the autumn to allow them to breed in peace and for the young to leave the nest.

In the meantime, traffic in the area has to make an 8 mile detour, and there was a suggestion that sand and gravel lorries were the cause of the damage to the bridge in the first place. You could therefore not unreasonably conclude that it might have been either an annoyed local resident, or maybe the sand and gravel company hired some local scumbags to do their dirty work for them.

It's very sad, whatever the reason.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/bats-get-some-breeding-space-742687.html

dodgyme

W**kers

Roen

Good old Ireland, can't beat it.

magicbastarder

i would hope, but not expect, that the local authority maintain the bridge closure until autumn.

doctor evil

I heard that story. W*nkers whoever did it.

I hope they keep it closed until Autumn.

Red Hand

Nothing like a few scumbags to show how tough they are against an animal about the size of a matchbox....

nice1franko

Roen wrote:

Good old Ireland, can't beat it.

Good old belief that Ireland is inferior, can't beat it.

philstar

are bats an endangered species??

Roen

nice1franko wrote:

Good old belief that Ireland is inferior, can't beat it.

And your opinion on the incident?