Inside the World's First Manmade Batcave Built for Wild Bats
Inside the Artificial Bat Cave The bats can hang from the curly fan belt or other ceiling attachments, including a net and a smaller metal spiral. Or they can grab directly onto the poured concrete ceiling, which was texturized specially for the cave. The metal pipe and pool of water are designed to bring rainwater into the cave, both to maintain humidity levels and to provide drinking water for the bats. Rebecca BoyleTo fight deadly white nose syndrome, The Nature Conservancy has built an artificial cave, which now awaits its first tenants. CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Up a crunchy gravel road not far from the Kentucky line, buried in a hillside a few steps from a huge limestone cave network, an audacious experiment is about to take place. The first-ever artificial cave for hibernating bats, built specifically to protect the animals from a debilitating fungal disease, is almost ready to welcome its...