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Bat thought extinct in UK found hibernating in West Sussex railway tunnel

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A bat which was thought to be extinct in the UK has been found hibernating in a disused railway tunnel.

In 1992, the greater mouse-eared was declared extinct in the UK, but in 2002 a single male was found in a network of tunnels in West Sussex, where it has been known to hibernate for the last 20 years.

A second bat was found in those same tunnels earlier in January.

The Sussex Bat Group said the find was a "hugely important discovery".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-64346827

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A bat which was thought to be extinct in the UK has been found hibernating in a disused railway tunnel. In 1992, the greater mouse-eared was declared extinct in the UK, but in 2002 a single male

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