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What was thought to be the last bat of its species in the UK may finally have a mate, according to bat experts.

The greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) was declared extinct in 1992, before a single male was found in a disused railway tunnel in West Sussex in 2002 and another in 2023,

A female of the species has now been spotted in the same area in the South Downs National Park, the first in the wild since the 1980s.

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[–] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

This might be good news for the species... But the ROMANCE!!

I hope we get updates.