Throughout the world, bats have been misunderstood and persecuted, causing a serious decline in the bat population -- along with diseases as White Nose Fungus.

  At the next Fyke Nature Association meeting on Friday night at 8 p.m., Joseph D'Angeli will explain and dispel the myths of these important nocturnal creatures and will bring some with him.

  The group meets at the Wyckoff Library. If you have not been there before, Google the library and then Google map it. The place is otherwise impossible to find.