The US Department of Defense is expanding its program to protect bats on military bases in response to a significant decline in their numbers.
This was reported by URA-Inform with reference to Glavcom.
It is reported , that bat populations have declined by nearly 90 percent in some areas of the United States, and that endangered species could appear at more than 300 U.S. military installations within the next five years. The Pentagon is required by law to conserve wildlife on its property, and according to biologist Pat Wolf of The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, military experts are developing plans to protect the animals.
The program includes analyzing the impact of the exercises on the bat population and using artificial intelligence technology to track them. In addition, special boxes for bats are installed at bases to create safe habitats.
However, as the South China Morning Post notes, there is another side to the Pentagon's “cooperation” with bats. The military This isn't the first time the U.S. has used animals in operations. For example, after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Mexican free-tailed bats were armed with small bombs for night raids on Japanese cities. The idea was that the bats would land in buildings and explode, causing strike at the enemy.
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