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Mauritius to kill 18,000 threatened native bats in ‘disgraceful’ cull

Source
Mongabay.com

Publication Date
2015-10-16

The government of Mauritius has announced its plans of culling 20 percent of the endemic and vulnerable Mauritius fruit bat (Pteropus niger) population on the island.

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http://news.mongabay.com/2015/10/mauritius-to-cull-18000-native-bats-nearly-40-percent-of-bat-population/