A few weekends ago the Naracoorte Girl Guides (the unit I help with) came to the park for their annual end-of-year campout. I took them to the Bat Teleview Center, where we watched, in real-time, the bats in the cave with infrared cameras. The girls were surprised to learn that the bats do not sleep through the entire day, and they enjoyed watching the bats grooming and flying around. Later that evening, we sat outside Bat Cave and watched the emergence. The girls were thrilled to be so close to the bats as they flew out of the cave. By the end of the campout, they had decided they wanted to use some of their unit money to Adopt-A-Bat (they chose the Vampire Bat) from Bat Conservation International (BCI), which will help BCI preserve and protect bats around the world.
If you’re looking for a neat gift for someone who’s interested in bats or wildlife conservation in general, Adopt-A-Bat is a great idea. See the link below for more information:
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