Culls push endangered fruit bat closer to extinction in Mauritius

Mongabay
Dec 5, 2018, 2:49 pm448 ptsHot
The culling of fruit bats in recent years to protect crops in Mauritius has pushed the species closer to extinction, and now the government is planning to do it again. One problem, scientists say, is that killing bats might not boost harvests. Until now, growers and the government have been operating on the…

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