1.3K views · 35 reactions | Learn more at batcon.org/nightwatch. In Polly Ground, people once feared bats, but they are now mesmerized by their beauty and diversity, according to community leader Alton Scott. “Everybody is learning these bats are not our enemies–these bats are our friends,” he shares. | Bat Conservation International | Facebook

Approximately 15-20 million bats live in a cave on the outskirts of San Antonio each summer. When they emerge at night in search for food, their concentration is so dense that the colony looks like a cloud on weather radar screens miles away! Watch them in action as they fly overhead in 360 degrees. Subscribe at YouTube.com/VRtuallyThere for more #VR. | USA TODAY

1.8K views · 41 reactions | Learn more at batcon.org/nightwatch. Bats can be very resilient and adapt to urban habitats, but caves are critical homes for many bat species. If we lose their caves, we lose these bats. Kenya’s Kaboga Cave is threatened by rapid development encroaching on the cave entrance. Together with local partners we are working to protect Kenyan cave roosts and surrounding habitat to save African bats long-term. | Bat Conservation International | Facebook

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