Conservation

Volunteer cavers helping build a huge steel gate to protect endangered gray bats that hibernate in Hubbards Cave, Tennessee. Due to protection, this colony grew by over 400,000 over several decades.

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Volunteer cavers helping build a huge steel gate to protect endangered gray bats that hibernate in Hubbards Cave, Tennessee. Due to protection, this colony grew by over 400,000 over several decades.

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Conservation