With at least 75 species, this part of the world is a gold mine for bat diversity and an excellent place to study these flying mammals. After walking for 20 minutes, the group splinters.

Researchers have also expressed concerns about the potential for trade in bats to spread disease to healthy bat populations and humans. Bats are declining globally in the current biodiversity crisis.

There are nine species of bats in New York, six of which are “cave bats,” meaning they hibernate in caves and mines throughout the winter, while the three tree bat species migrate to warmer areas.

Scott Overland, an eBay spokesman, said that the site prohibited the sale of all bats, “whether live, dead or taxidermy.” An eBay seller’s page this month. It later disappeared from the site.

Indiana bats were not the hardest hit of bat species, but their range-wide population declined by approximately 20% shortly after its arrival. White-nose syndrome is now found in 40 states and ...

Mexican long-nosed bats were listed under the Endangered Species Act in 1988, but according to Bat Conservation International, the population has decreased by 50% in recent decades.