bats

  • Bats are beneficial

    a large brown bat on a tree.

    Bats occupy an important niche in ecosystems around the world, providing mosquito control, eating crop-damaging moths and beetles, pollinating important agricultural crops, and dispersing seeds to aid in reforestation. Unfortunately, this unique flying mammal faces survival challenges from habitat loss, disease, and negative perceptions. Three of the four mammals identified as threatened or endangered in…

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