Again, how can people be so bloody cruel!!
http://www.kentucky.com/471/story/231945.html
The Associated Press
OLIVE HILL, Ky. --More than 100 federally endangered Indiana bats were
found
dead at Carter Caves State Resort Park in eastern Kentucky.
State and federal wildlife authorities said vandals went into a cave at
Carter Caves State Resort Park near Olive Hill and hit hibernating bats
with
rocks on two different occasions in late October. Some bats were
crushed,
while others died after falling into a stream.
Authorities believe the first incident occurred between Oct. 21 and 24,
while the second incident was reported Oct. 27 and may have happened the
previous night.
Indiana bats have been protected under the Endangered Species Act since
Message: 1966.
Subject: Until recently, their numbers have decreased steadily. The caves
at
Carter Caves State Resort Park harbor the largest hibernating population
of
Indiana bats in Kentucky.
Violations of the Endangered Species Act can result in a maximum penalty
of
a $100,000 fine and a year in prison.
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Martyn
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