Mexican long-nosed bat by https://padlet.com/ianet7/zn0rzkrhn40j Made with a quick smile en-us 2019-10-18 21:22:59 UTC 2023-07-16 06:53:03 UTC hello@padlet.com Why Mexican long nosed bats are endangered ianet7 https://padlet.com/ianet7/zn0rzkrhn40j/wish/399747300 This species's main source of food is agave. Agave has been used for liquor, causing limitation in the growth and lifespam of these plants. Which decreases the food supply for bats. Wildfires can also be a reason why these bats are endangered. ]]> 2019-10-18 21:26:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ianet7/zn0rzkrhn40j/wish/399747300 When Mexican long nosed bats started to decline ianet7 https://padlet.com/ianet7/zn0rzkrhn40j/wish/399750388 This type of bat was declared endangered in 1988. However, it was hard to know if this species was actually declining because they migrate every year and are hard to spot. ]]> 2019-10-18 21:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ianet7/zn0rzkrhn40j/wish/399750388 What Mexican long nosed bats do for us ianet7 https://padlet.com/ianet7/zn0rzkrhn40j/wish/399750832 Mexican long nosed bats are highly important pollinators.]]> 2019-10-18 21:47:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ianet7/zn0rzkrhn40j/wish/399750832 How to help save the Mexican long nosed bats ianet7 https://padlet.com/ianet7/zn0rzkrhn40j/wish/399752161 The best ways to help bats are reducing pesticides, leave dead trees (that don't put anyone in danger) for bats to live in, do not disturb bats, and safely remove bats if they accidentally get into your home. ]]> 2019-10-18 21:56:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ianet7/zn0rzkrhn40j/wish/399752161 Facts ianet7 https://padlet.com/ianet7/zn0rzkrhn40j/wish/399755536 They have short tails and large ears, their long nose serves for pollination and their big wings let them fly. 
These bats spend the day inside of caves and only go out in the late afternoon and night to search for food. 
They live up to 20 years and can grow to 3 inches (body), 14 inches (wings)]]> 2019-10-18 22:20:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ianet7/zn0rzkrhn40j/wish/399755536 Why they migrate ianet7 https://padlet.com/ianet7/zn0rzkrhn40j/wish/399756308 Mexican long nosed bats migrate to follow the fruiting cycle of their plant food sources. This includes saguaro, cardon, agave and organ pipe cactus]]> 2019-10-18 22:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ianet7/zn0rzkrhn40j/wish/399756308 Why Mexican long nosed bats are amazing ianet7 https://padlet.com/ianet7/zn0rzkrhn40j/wish/399757607 Bats can fly up to 14 miles per hour, these are the only species of mammals that can fly, they are the most threatened mammals, they have a big number of predators and humans play a huge role in their extinction. ]]> 2019-10-18 22:37:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ianet7/zn0rzkrhn40j/wish/399757607