On a wing and a prayer: Kruger Park under fire for bat house ‘evictions’

A bat trapped between a mesh wire and a thatch roof. Wildlife rescue organisation has condemned the park for its relocation efforts of bats. Picture: Facebook/ ReWild

“Imagine how frantic and desperate a mother bat would be hearing her hungry baby calling her while it was starving to death and she couldn’t get back into the roof to save her baby.”The wildlife sanctuary claimed the park’s actions may “decimate the local bat population” and “set a dangerous precedent for removing unwanted species”.

“We have offered to train their maintenance staff on how to do proper bat exclusions, as well as oversee the work to ensure that it is done properly and humanely so that no bats are harmed. We have offered to do this absolutely free of charge., Kruger National Park manager of communications and marketing, Isaac Phaahla, said the park was relocating the animals away for hygienic reasons, and in line with its conservation management plan.

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