SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – Bats could be considered nature’s exterminators. A single bat can eat 600 mosquitoes a day.
According to the National Park Service, in the United States, less than 1% of bats in nature are infected with rabies. However, variants of rabies are found in most areas of the United States and are responsible for the majority of human deaths from rabies.
Greene County Geologist Matt Forir states that Greene County is home to 444 documented caves, with most bats residing in the forest and wooded areas of the Ozarks. However, attics are also a popular habitat…