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Bat's Back.
A bat which was thought to be extinct in the UK has been found hibernating in a disused railway tunnel.
In 1992, the greater mouse-eared was declared extinct in the UK, but in 2002 a single male was found in a network of tunnels in West Sussex, where it has been known to hibernate for the last 20 years.
A second bat was found in those same tunnels earlier in January.
The Sussex Bat Group said the find was a "hugely important discovery".
"This demonstrates the importance of regular monitoring of bat colonies. We could have missed this highly significant find of the second greater mouse-eared bat in Britain," group spokesperson Sheila Wright said.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-64346827
A bat which was thought to be extinct in the UK has been found hibernating in a disused railway tunnel.
In 1992, the greater mouse-eared was declared extinct in the UK, but in 2002 a single male was found in a network of tunnels in West Sussex, where it has been known to hibernate for the last 20 years.
A second bat was found in those same tunnels earlier in January.
The Sussex Bat Group said the find was a "hugely important discovery".
"This demonstrates the importance of regular monitoring of bat colonies. We could have missed this highly significant find of the second greater mouse-eared bat in Britain," group spokesperson Sheila Wright said.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-64346827