I think I remember reading about a research lab in Indonesia that was just looking for novel bat viruses and after a few years was closed permanently after the work was deemed too dangerous … I’ll try and find the link .
EDIT - found it! And yikes …. It was a USAID funded project in SE Asia ….
Coolest part about the cave is that Elephants have been going deep into it for thousands of years to scrape salt off the walls for their diet. They've hallowed out huge potions of the cave over time and they learn to navigate in complete darkness based purely on memory
RedHotFromAkiak on April 17th, 2024 at 23:40 UTC »
Bats?
feetofire on April 18th, 2024 at 01:13 UTC »
I think I remember reading about a research lab in Indonesia that was just looking for novel bat viruses and after a few years was closed permanently after the work was deemed too dangerous … I’ll try and find the link .
EDIT - found it! And yikes …. It was a USAID funded project in SE Asia ….
https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/us-quietly-shuts-down-controversial-wildlife-virus-hunting-program-amid-safety-fears/
STA_Alexfree on April 18th, 2024 at 02:24 UTC »
Coolest part about the cave is that Elephants have been going deep into it for thousands of years to scrape salt off the walls for their diet. They've hallowed out huge potions of the cave over time and they learn to navigate in complete darkness based purely on memory