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Wildlife Society: DNA Traces in Bird Feeders Leads to Rare Bat Discovery
April 21, 2026

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 21 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news:

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DNA traces in bird feeders leads to rare bat discovery

Thanks to traces left at hummingbird feeders, researchers have extended the known range of endangered bats in Arizona.

"Mexican long-nosed bats are in Arizona; they feed from hummingbird feeders, and they may be in other areas that we just don't know yet unt . . .

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