Cueva de la boca bat roost

Situated close to monterrey in the North East this is one of Mexico’s most important bat places, at one time more than 20 million bats lived in the la boca cave. Unfortunately, in the early days hikers were allowed to explore alone, and would burn anything as makeshift torches.  Plastic causes  dangerous chemicals and it isn’t only humans who suffer as a result.  It appears that many bays suffocated, to the extent that bat populations in this and 9 caves fell by about 90%. Today la bocage only has around 600,000 bats living there. 

 

When the bats pour out of the cave as night falls, There are so many that they show up as a as a significant mark on radar.

 

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