To Protect Threatened Bat Species, Street Lights Out
Monday, July 6, 2009 - 09:21
in Biology & Nature
Slow-flying, woodland bats -- which tend to be at greater risk from extinction than their speedier kin -- really don't like street lights, according to a new study. Lesser horseshoe bats will stray from their usual flight routes to steer clear of the artificial glow from lights that are similar to everyday street lights, the new report shows.