The population of an endangered Australian bat suddenly dropped by up to 16%. No one knows why

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Exclusive: Scientists say about 5,000 fewer southern bent-wing bats have been recorded at a key maternity site for the species Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A sudden decline in critically endangered bats is troubling experts, who recorded about 5,000 fewer southern bent-wing bats than usual at Naracoorte’s “bat cave” this summer. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.

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