https://news.mongabay.com/list/bats/ Environmental science and conservation news Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:18:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png https://news.mongabay.com/list/bats/ 32 32 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/study-investigates-how-to-prevent-viral-spread-from-bat-guano-in-southeast-asia/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/study-investigates-how-to-prevent-viral-spread-from-bat-guano-in-southeast-asia/#respond 28 Jul 2026 13:55:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=324526 - Bat guano harvested from roosting cave sites is widely used, both commercially and informally, as agricultural fertilizer across many parts of Southeast Asia.
- While the viral strains detected in the study are not known to infect humans, the research urges the fertilizer industry to introduce stronger safety precautions throughout the supply chain to minimize the risk of zoonotic disease transfer.
- Experts also note the need to adhere to a “One Health” approach that minimizes disturbance of bat roosts and habitats to maintain safe ecological boundaries between potential zoonotic disease reservoirs and people.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/study-investigates-how-to-prevent-viral-spread-from-bat-guano-in-southeast-asia/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-324526 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/the-bats-that-pollinate-for-tequila-photo-of-the-week/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/the-bats-that-pollinate-for-tequila-photo-of-the-week/#respond 15 Jun 2026 08:25:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=321174 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/the-bats-that-pollinate-for-tequila-photo-of-the-week/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321174 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/evidence-linking-bats-to-ebola-inconclusive-scientist-says-solution-is-not-fear/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/evidence-linking-bats-to-ebola-inconclusive-scientist-says-solution-is-not-fear/#respond 10 Jun 2026 11:43:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=320904 - As scientists race to better understand and contain the Bundibugyo strain, they continue to search for the origins and transmission pathways of this virus, which has a 50-60% mortality rate in humans and has also wiped-out substantial numbers of gorillas and chimpanzees.
- As with previous zoonotic disease outbreaks, bats are once again under scrutiny. During the COVID-19 pandemic, for example, bat colonies were destroyed in countries including India, Peru and Cuba, while bats were culled in Indonesian markets and driven from urban areas in Rwanda amid fears about disease transmission.
- While there have been no reported cases of bat culls linked to the current Ebola outbreak, Dr. Paul Webala, a wildlife biologist at Maasai Mara University in Kenya who has studied bats for more than two decades, cautions against such actions. He argues that bats play a critical ecological role and notes that the scientific evidence linking bats directly to Ebola outbreaks remains inconclusive.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/evidence-linking-bats-to-ebola-inconclusive-scientist-says-solution-is-not-fear/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-320904 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/ebola-outbreak-draws-attention-to-longstanding-virus-spillover-risks-in-western-uganda/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/ebola-outbreak-draws-attention-to-longstanding-virus-spillover-risks-in-western-uganda/#respond 27 May 2026 06:37:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=320158 - The Bundibugyo ebolavirus, a genetically distinct Ebola strain first identified in Uganda’s Bundibugyo district in 2007-2008, is driving the current outbreak.
- Experts warn that current Ebola vaccines and treatments, largely developed for the Zaire strain of ebolavirus, may offer limited protection against the Bundibugyo strain, underscoring major preparedness gaps.
- Field research highlights how humans may be exposed to these viruses including through hunting and consumption of bats in some communities, raising concerns about potential transmission of zoonotic pathogens.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/ebola-outbreak-draws-attention-to-longstanding-virus-spillover-risks-in-western-uganda/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-320158 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/weve-got-bats-the-community-bringing-new-zealands-pekapeka-into-the-spotlight/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/weve-got-bats-the-community-bringing-new-zealands-pekapeka-into-the-spotlight/#respond 19 May 2026 18:50:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319727 - A community-led bat research group, one of the first in the country, is working to help save the New Zealand long-tailed bat (Chalinolobus tuberculatus) by conducting surveys for bats in and around Franklin county, near Auckland.
- Their research project, called Finding Franklin Bats (FFB), is also aiming to spread local awareness of New Zealand’s bats and their plight by working with landowners and community members.
- Over the past three years, volunteer numbers have swelled from 50 to more than 180, and in 2026 FFB received enough funding to employ seven people, six of them members of local Indigenous communities.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/weve-got-bats-the-community-bringing-new-zealands-pekapeka-into-the-spotlight/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-319727 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/borneos-gigantic-bat-caves/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/borneos-gigantic-bat-caves/#respond 30 Apr 2026 08:23:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=318465 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/borneos-gigantic-bat-caves/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-318465 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/india-has-a-wealth-of-bats-but-our-knowledge-of-them-is-poor-report/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/india-has-a-wealth-of-bats-but-our-knowledge-of-them-is-poor-report/#respond 28 Apr 2026 06:07:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=318249 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/india-has-a-wealth-of-bats-but-our-knowledge-of-them-is-poor-report/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-318249 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/after-harsh-winter-ukrainians-find-joy-in-releasing-bats-rescued-from-war/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/after-harsh-winter-ukrainians-find-joy-in-releasing-bats-rescued-from-war/#respond 06 Apr 2026 17:38:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=317032 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/after-harsh-winter-ukrainians-find-joy-in-releasing-bats-rescued-from-war/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-317032 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/australias-flying-foxes-offer-valuable-services-deserve-better-reputation-study/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/australias-flying-foxes-offer-valuable-services-deserve-better-reputation-study/#respond 01 Apr 2026 22:43:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=316686 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/australias-flying-foxes-offer-valuable-services-deserve-better-reputation-study/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-316686 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/at-dusk-in-kenyas-caves-scientists-race-to-understand-the-hidden-lives-of-bats/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/at-dusk-in-kenyas-caves-scientists-race-to-understand-the-hidden-lives-of-bats/#respond 17 Mar 2026 14:44:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=315843 - Research shows that many bat species are highly sensitive to disturbances, sometimes abandoning their roosts, with damaging consequences.
- Wechuli works for Bat Conservation International, which has helped communities develop guidelines to protect caves hosting bat colonies from disturbance.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/at-dusk-in-kenyas-caves-scientists-race-to-understand-the-hidden-lives-of-bats/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-315843 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/u-s-hunger-for-halloween-trinkets-is-killing-vietnams-painted-woolly-bats/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/u-s-hunger-for-halloween-trinkets-is-killing-vietnams-painted-woolly-bats/#respond 09 Mar 2026 13:31:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=315361 - Painted woolly bats — one of the world’s most colorful bats, with wings streaked in orange and black — were the top-selling species both in these markets and online, and are in demand as decorations in the U.S.,as well as Europe and Canada.
- Vendors told researchers that most of the painted woolly bats they sold were pulled from the wild. Evidence suggests these mammals have almost disappeared from the country’s Mekong Delta region, partly because of this intensive trade.
- Experts urge Vietnam to outlaw harvest and trade of these bats, and ask that all 11 countries where these bats are found protect them under CITES, a global wildlife trade treaty, to regulate and monitor international sales.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/u-s-hunger-for-halloween-trinkets-is-killing-vietnams-painted-woolly-bats/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-315361 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/in-myanmars-limestone-hills-people-and-bats-are-often-too-close-for-comfort/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/in-myanmars-limestone-hills-people-and-bats-are-often-too-close-for-comfort/#respond 25 Feb 2026 07:28:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=314743 - Bats are natural reservoirs for many viruses, researchers say, which means managing the ways humans interact with them is vital to managing potential disease spillover, researchers say.
- The main sources of disturbance are limestone quarrying, tourism and religious activities, hunting of bats for food, and guano harvesting.
- To manage the ecological threats and disease risk, the researchers recommend better conservation protections, improved land-use planning, and dedicated cave management plans that include public education programs on cave hygiene and zoonotic disease risk.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/in-myanmars-limestone-hills-people-and-bats-are-often-too-close-for-comfort/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-314743 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/agave-or-bust-mexican-long-nosed-bats-head-farther-north-in-search-of-sweet-nectar/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/agave-or-bust-mexican-long-nosed-bats-head-farther-north-in-search-of-sweet-nectar/#respond 04 Feb 2026 19:02:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=313740 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/agave-or-bust-mexican-long-nosed-bats-head-farther-north-in-search-of-sweet-nectar/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-313740 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/up-close-with-mexicos-fish-eating-bats-interview-with-researcher-jose-juan-flores-martinez/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/up-close-with-mexicos-fish-eating-bats-interview-with-researcher-jose-juan-flores-martinez/#respond 31 Dec 2025 17:54:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=312388 - The species is found only on islands in Mexico’s Gulf of California; it’s considered endangered under Mexican law.
- Invasive species such as cats and rats threaten the bats.
- Researcher José Juan Flores Martínez has been studying fish-eating bats for more than 25 years, and discusses his fascination with the species and the threats it faces.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/up-close-with-mexicos-fish-eating-bats-interview-with-researcher-jose-juan-flores-martinez/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-312388 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/rare-bats-at-risk-as-iron-ore-mine-advances-in-guineas-nimba-mountains/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/rare-bats-at-risk-as-iron-ore-mine-advances-in-guineas-nimba-mountains/#respond 30 Dec 2025 14:47:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=312281 - U.S. mining company Ivanhoe Atlantic recently submitted an environmental impact assessment for an iron ore mine at a site that is the only known home of two unique bat species, as well as critically endangered chimpanzees and threatened toads and frogs.
- Conservationists say open-pit mining in this ecologically sensitive region could spell extinction for Lamotte’s roundleaf bat and the orange-furred Nimba Mountain bat if their forest habitat is disturbed for mine infrastructure.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/rare-bats-at-risk-as-iron-ore-mine-advances-in-guineas-nimba-mountains/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-312281 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/europes-under-pressure-bats-face-astonishing-threat-ambush-by-rats/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/europes-under-pressure-bats-face-astonishing-threat-ambush-by-rats/#respond 07 Nov 2025 11:02:16 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=309031 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/europes-under-pressure-bats-face-astonishing-threat-ambush-by-rats/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-309031 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/vietnams-protected-areas-fall-short-of-safeguarding-most-bats-study-finds/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/vietnams-protected-areas-fall-short-of-safeguarding-most-bats-study-finds/#respond 06 Nov 2025 14:51:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=308991 - New research from Vietnam indicates the existing network of protected areas fails to adequately safeguard the small flying mammals, risking continued population declines.
- The study identifies priority areas where Vietnam’s efforts to expand its protected area network would most benefit bats in the central highlands, the western central coast and the northwest regions.
- Experts say a lot could be achieved for bats in Southeast Asia by ending the illegal wildlife trade, particularly the “frivolous” international ornamental bat trade.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/vietnams-protected-areas-fall-short-of-safeguarding-most-bats-study-finds/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-308991 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/six-new-tube-nosed-bats-described-from-the-philippines/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/six-new-tube-nosed-bats-described-from-the-philippines/#respond 31 Oct 2025 14:49:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=308648 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/six-new-tube-nosed-bats-described-from-the-philippines/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-308648 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/worlds-1500th-known-bat-species-confirmed-from-equatorial-guinea/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/worlds-1500th-known-bat-species-confirmed-from-equatorial-guinea/#respond 14 Oct 2025 07:24:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=307563 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/worlds-1500th-known-bat-species-confirmed-from-equatorial-guinea/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-307563 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/rainwater-reveals-the-hidden-life-of-rainforest-canopies-study-shows/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/rainwater-reveals-the-hidden-life-of-rainforest-canopies-study-shows/#respond 09 Sep 2025 17:45:33 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=305681 - The method revealed 562 taxa across French Guiana’s Amazonian forests, capturing genetic signatures from elusive nocturnal mammals, poorly documented reptiles, and countless undescribed insects that traditional survey techniques consistently overlook.
- Comparative analysis showed old-growth forests harbored 1.3 to 1.9 times greater species diversity than in nearby managed plantations.
- This simple technique provides local communities and conservationists with a practical way to monitor their forests, as each raindrop carries genetic evidence of the species present in the area over time.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/rainwater-reveals-the-hidden-life-of-rainforest-canopies-study-shows/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-305681 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/09/new-bat-species-described-from-western-himalayas/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/09/new-bat-species-described-from-western-himalayas/#respond 01 Sep 2025 11:22:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=305249 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/09/new-bat-species-described-from-western-himalayas/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-305249 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/seed-dispersing-animals-are-in-decline-impacting-forests-and-the-climate-study/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/seed-dispersing-animals-are-in-decline-impacting-forests-and-the-climate-study/#respond 14 Aug 2025 16:16:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=304306 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/seed-dispersing-animals-are-in-decline-impacting-forests-and-the-climate-study/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-304306 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/african-bats-require-monitoring-in-protected-areas-study-finds/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/african-bats-require-monitoring-in-protected-areas-study-finds/#respond 05 Aug 2025 20:11:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=303779 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/african-bats-require-monitoring-in-protected-areas-study-finds/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-303779 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/mongabay-india-wins-best-science-podcast-at-publisher-podcast-awards/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/mongabay-india-wins-best-science-podcast-at-publisher-podcast-awards/#respond 12 Jun 2025 21:33:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=300726 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/mongabay-india-wins-best-science-podcast-at-publisher-podcast-awards/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-300726 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/discovery-of-critically-endangered-bat-in-rwanda-leads-to-conservation-talks/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/discovery-of-critically-endangered-bat-in-rwanda-leads-to-conservation-talks/#respond 25 Apr 2025 16:17:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=298201 - Researchers recently discovered two rare bat species in Rwanda’s Nyungwe National Park, and the IUCN lists 54 species of bats as occurring in the country.
- Research shows that killing bats to control zoonotic diseases can make things worse.
- Several studies show that bats are important predators of insects and are, therefore, a natural asset for agrarian productivity, suppressing pest populations.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/discovery-of-critically-endangered-bat-in-rwanda-leads-to-conservation-talks/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-298201 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/04/new-bat-detection-system-in-india-promises-more-efficient-data-collection/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/04/new-bat-detection-system-in-india-promises-more-efficient-data-collection/#respond 11 Apr 2025 13:31:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=297494 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/04/new-bat-detection-system-in-india-promises-more-efficient-data-collection/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-297494 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/scientists-cherish-win-against-online-ornamental-trade-in-bats/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/scientists-cherish-win-against-online-ornamental-trade-in-bats/#respond 20 Mar 2025 14:48:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=296185 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/scientists-cherish-win-against-online-ornamental-trade-in-bats/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-296185 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/02/researchers-find-two-female-individuals-of-uks-loneliest-bat-species/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/02/researchers-find-two-female-individuals-of-uks-loneliest-bat-species/#respond 13 Feb 2025 06:56:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=294313 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/02/researchers-find-two-female-individuals-of-uks-loneliest-bat-species/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-294313 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/lures-that-attract-seed-dispersing-bats-could-aid-tropical-reforestation/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/lures-that-attract-seed-dispersing-bats-could-aid-tropical-reforestation/#respond 30 Jan 2025 19:36:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=293623 - One method has been to use fruit-derived essential oils to attract bats to deforested sites, where their seed-loaded feces may help stimulate regrowth.
- A recently published study goes one step further by using chemical compounds derived from those oils to attract bats. This new way of making lures could prove less expensive, so cheaper to scale up. But before such reforestation tools are widely implemented, more research and evidence are required.
- Long-term testing is needed to show that bat lures, and the seed dispersal they bring, markedly aid regrowth — a complex process that can fail due to seed competition with grasses and seed predation. Some experts say planted tree patches are better attractants; others say combined methods may work best.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/lures-that-attract-seed-dispersing-bats-could-aid-tropical-reforestation/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-293623 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/01/smart-tags-reveal-migratory-bats-are-storm-front-surfers/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/01/smart-tags-reveal-migratory-bats-are-storm-front-surfers/#respond 15 Jan 2025 15:59:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=292978 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/01/smart-tags-reveal-migratory-bats-are-storm-front-surfers/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-292978 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/great-himalayan-leaf-nosed-bat-finally-confirmed-in-bangladesh/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/great-himalayan-leaf-nosed-bat-finally-confirmed-in-bangladesh/#respond 27 Dec 2024 11:32:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=292387 - The bat, distinguished by its nose-leaf that’s important for echolocation, was found in a cave in the southeastern Chittagong Hill Tracts, a biodiversity hotspot in the country.
- This discovery adds a new species to Bangladesh’s bat fauna and offers insights into the distribution of bat species in South Asia, highlighting the need for more wildlife surveys in the country.
- While the cave is protected, experts warn that increased human activity in the area could pose a threat to the bat colony, emphasizing the need for ongoing conservation efforts to preserve these vital habitats.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/great-himalayan-leaf-nosed-bat-finally-confirmed-in-bangladesh/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-292387 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/brazil-natural-landscape-degradation-drives-toxic-metal-buildup-in-bats/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/brazil-natural-landscape-degradation-drives-toxic-metal-buildup-in-bats/#respond 11 Dec 2024 20:22:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=291442 - Two recent papers show how natural landscape transformation and degradation, due to pasture and crop monoculture creation and mining in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, can increase bioaccumulation of toxins and heavy metals in bat populations, leading to potential health impacts.
- Over time, this toxic accumulation could increase the likelihood of local bat extinctions and the loss of vital ecosystem services. The toxic contamination of these landscapes also poses a concern for human health, researchers say.
- These findings are likely applicable to bats living in other highly disturbed tropical habitats around the world, researchers say.
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