Objective Achieved–No need for further action. Thanks to Bat Fan participation, we are now collaborating with the editor of Mongabay on a positive story putting exaggerations about
Over the past year we’ve received numerous inquiries about the devastating impact of white-nose syndrome (WNS) and potential cures. Merlin is now convinced that the
Following years of headline speculation reporting bats to be the reservoir for Ebola, a review of current knowledge points elsewhere. This often fatal disease is
Objective Achieved – No need for further action. Thanks to Bat Fan participation, the scary photo was replaced, and no further misrepresentations have been reported.
In Merlin Tuttle’s blogged report titled, Ebola: Bats Prematurely Blamed, released on January 15, 2016, he summarized available knowledge of Ebola related to bats. He
If public health concerns were based on actual threats to human mortality, diseases speculated to be spread by bats would take a distant back seat.
Case Closed–No further action needed. No additional misrepresentations have been reported. Thank you Bat Fans for your participation. May 24, 2016 Grossly exaggerated stories attempting
In its February 8, 2014 issue, New Scientist published one of the worst scare stories ever titled, Contagion: Hordes of deadly diseases are lurking in bats and sometimes
A Little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus), one of the many species harmed by needlessly scary stories. Case Closed–No further action needed. Subsequent stories about
Case Closed–No further action needed. Subsequent stories about bats have been mostly positive. Thank you Bat Fans for your participation. May 24, 2016
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Michael Lazari Karapetian has over twenty years of investment management experience. He has a degree in business management, is a certified NBA agent, and gained early experience as a money manager for the Bank of America where he established model portfolios for high-net-worth clients. In 2003 he founded Lazari Capital Management, Inc. and Lazari Asset Management, Inc. He is President and CIO of both and manages over a half a billion in assets. In his personal time he champions philanthropic causes. He serves on the board of Moravian College and has a strong affinity for wildlife, both funding and volunteering on behalf of endangered species.
