Bat Species Rediscovered on UK’s Scilly Isles

The brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus), a species not seen on the UK’s Isles of Scilly for nearly half a century, has been found alive, well, and breeding.
Bat Species Rediscovered on UK’s Scilly Isles
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The first brown long-eared bat found on the Isles of Scilly for 40 years was discovered by Dr. Fiona Mathews of the University of Exeter. (Fiona Mathews/University of Exeter)