Rare bat habitat found in Trang

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

TRANG (NNT) - A large habitat of some 400 rare lesser great leaf-nosed bats has been discovered in Trang province. Villagers believe it is the last large bat habitat to have been found in the country.

 

Villagers on Khuan Miang Mountain in Huay Yod district, Trang province, took our reporter to see a group of rare to find lesser great leaf-nosed bats.

 

These bats, which are facing extinction, can now only be found in Vietnam, Japan and Trang province of Thailand. They have been put on the country’s list of protected species.

 

Village headsman of Moo 1 village in Pak Chaem subdistrict, Mr. Somkid Naluean, said this colony of bats has grown in population, from 150, in a study by a Prince of Songkhla University academic in 2002, 400 bats this year. This population growth is a result of the villagers’ conservation efforts.

 

Observations at caves in Khuan Miang Mountain also found bats guano in 4 caves. Villagers believe the their villages are home to this rare kind of bat, likely the only such large habitat in Thailand.

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2019-11-24

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Time to build a mall

Being a biologist I find this very interesting, but I hope visitors are kept to a minimum to preserve the eco-system. 

8 hours ago, rooster59 said:

These bats, which are facing extinction

Why is this? I've never seen bats being for sale at street barbeque stalls.

On 11/24/2019 at 2:15 PM, Burma Bill said:

Being a biologist I find this very interesting, but I hope visitors are kept to a minimum to preserve the eco-system. 

especially that thick carpet of guano