Guard the toads, save the environment
“Toad!” yelled a deep voice from across the stream. With gloved hands, the volunteer excitedly lifted an adult toad from the riverbank then carefully slipped it into a clear sandwich bag. He was one of several volunteers who had spent their morning trudging through greenery and slogging through mud while looking for just this toad…
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Bats
Keeping bats safe from you
Bats are a very important part of our ecosystem. They are the primary predator of a vast number of pests that cost farmers and foresters billions of dollars annually. Bats also pollinate flowers and disperse seeds that make the rain forest grows and the deserts bloom.…