PORTLAND, Oregon — Move over, Fat Bear Week. A bat beauty contest is now stepping up to the plate.
The United States' Bureau of Land Management has hosted the online competition since 2019 to raise awareness about the animal's ecological importance. The federal agency posts photos of bats on its Facebook and Instagram accounts, and then asks people to vote for the cutest one. The bats are part of wild populations living on public lands and are photographed by agency staff.
Neither species are federally listed as endangered. However, Oregon has included them on its list of species needing conservation attention, and Utah has done the same for the Townsend's big-eared bat.Emma Busk, the BLM wildlife technician who photographed Hoary Potter, said bats around the world play a key role in the environment by eating insects and pollinating flowers and fruits.
Land Bureau Hosts Bat Beauty Competition Online
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