Thousands of bats left homeless when the internal structure of the University of Florida Bat House collapsed over the weekend may be seeking new homes over a 10-mile radius, UF officials said.
The roosting fins inside the bottom of the structure on Museum Road across from Lake Alice collapsed Sunday, said Ken Glover, UF’s coordinator for pest management services.
Glover blamed the collapse on the sheer number of bats — about 200,000 — and the weight of their urine, which soaked into the wood.
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