Article: To protect threatened bat species, street lights out.(Report)

Slow-flying, woodland bats--which tend to be at greater risk from extinction than their speedier kin--really don't like the light, according to a study published online on June 18th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. Lesser horseshoe bats will stray from their usual flight routes to steer clear of the artificial glow from lights that are similar to everyday street lights, the new report shows. The echolocation bats depend on to navigate their way in the dark doesn't help them much when it comes to spotting potential predators, said Gareth Jones of the University of Bristol. "Bats are not well adapted for detecting predators, and they are vulnerable to attack ...

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