“Target: Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio District 8 City Councilman Goal: Praise Ron Nirenberg’s efforts to save the largest colony of free-tailed bats in the world.
“On October 31, 2014, the City of San Antonio obtained 1,521 acres of land adjacent to BCI’s Bracken Bat Cave, the largest colony of free-tailed bats in the world, to protect the bats that live there. Applaud the city’s move to conserve these bats’ environment in the face of human expansion and development.
“The Bracken Cave is home to around 20 million Mexican free-tailed bats. Every night at 7:30, visitors see millions of bats fly out of the cave to hunt for bugs in nearby cornfields. The sight has been a source of awe and wonderment for many bat enthusiasts. The area, known as Crescent Hills, could not have been secured without the efforts of San Antonio District 8 City Councilman Ron Nirenberg, who led the effort, along with numerous conservation groups such as the Nature Conservancy and Bat Conservation International. Councilman Nirenberg called the efforts a “true conservation partnership.”
Source: animalpetitions.org
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