New on PLOS Ecology: Good News For An Endangered Bat

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Lesser long-nosed bat. Photo: USFWS. Public Domain.Collaborative conservation efforts, including research, bat-friendly tequila production, and citizen science, have led to the recovery of an endangered southwest bat.Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to remove the lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) from the federal endangered species list.Read about what led to the proposed delisting at the PLOS Ecology Blog: Citizen Science and Tequila Help Bring an Endangered Bat Back From the Brink.

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