Tiny, critically endangered bat rescued and released in Pennsylvania

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA tiny, critically endangered bat was rescued and released in Pennsylvania, and Popular Science says it is a northern long-eared bat, one of the hardest-hit species in North America.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA fungal disease has wiped out as much as ninety-seven percent of these bats across the continent, which makes every single one that survives a very big deal.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd this one got a happy ending. Somebody found it, got it help, and then opened their hands and let it fly away.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNinety-seven percent. That is not a decline, that is a vanishing act with a fungus as the magician.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDale, one bat just went home. Can we let it have a nice afternoon?

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIt's a nice afternoon for one bat. The other ninety-six are not available for comment.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNinety-six out of a hundred, to be fair.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe point is that a person noticed a tiny animal in trouble and did something. I find that more moving than I expected.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTiny wings, big night ahead. It woke up in a stranger's care, got released at dusk, and I bet it has notes.