One of Australia’s tiniest mammals is heading for extinction – but you can help
- Written by: Emmi van Harten, Lecturer in Ecology, La Trobe University
Lindy Lumsden, Author providedThey weigh around 15 grams, the same as a 50 cent coin. They devour vast quantities of insects. And they’re in real trouble.
Our new research has found the critically endangered southern bent-wing bat is continuing to decline. Its populations are centred on just three “maternity” caves in southeast...
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