Bracken Bat Cave Opens To Public
Event Held In Honor Of International Bat Night
_Simon Gutierrez_ (mailto:[email protected]) , KSAT 12 News Reporter
POSTED: Saturday, August 27, 2011
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SAN ANTONIO -- Nature lovers were treated to a rare sight at the Bracken
Bat Cave on Saturday night when 20-million bats took to the night sky.
The event was the first time the cave was open to the public.
Bat Conservation International, the group that maintains the cave,
typically does not allow the public to see the mass exodus, primarily to
protect
the Mexican free-tail bat colony, which is the largest in the world.
"They were awestruck. Speechless," Fran Hutchins, who monitors the cave
for group, said of the customers' reaction to the bats. "With the kids, the
word awesome was used quite a few times, so that's a great thing for 9 and 10
year olds these days."
BCI, in conjunction with Natural Bridge Caverns, will offer 10 more public
viewings of the bat colony over the next several weeks.
Price of admission is about $50, which includes a tour of the caverns and
dinner.
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