From: marko@pacujo.net   
      
   RS Wood :   
      
   > I have a friend who once sat on a latrine only to have dozens of bats   
   > pour forth from between her legs. Turns out the latrine was home to a   
   > nest of bats who enjoyed the dark, cool respite. To say my friend then   
   > promptly 'freaked out' would be an understatement.   
      
   In Finland, bats are protected. You are not allowed to interfere with   
   their business even in your own home:   
      
      Bats have been protected as endangered species in this country and   
      trying to kill or remove them or altering their resting places or   
      blocking their access to them is a punishable act.   
      
      Even if you left bats alone in the attic, it is punishable to block   
      their access to their hanging beams because bats return to the same   
      place every year and thus even unoccupied resting places are   
      protected.   
      
      If you are aware of bats that use your attic as their resting place,   
      you must contact the environment authorities before applying any   
      anti-insect or anti-rodent pesticide that could harm bats.   
      
         
      
      
   Marko   
      
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