To the bat cave! Bacardi adds bat housing to Florida plant
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Bacardi has long used a bat as its company logo. Now
the liquor industry giant has added bat habitats to its Jacksonville bottling
facility.
According to a statement from the Bermuda-based company, the three wooden "bat
caves" that stand 20 feet off the ground are part of a partnership with Lubee
Bat Conservancy.
The conservancy's director says there are four bat species found on the Bacardi
property. Wildlife experts will monitor the bat populations, but no cameras
have been placed in the caves. The three habitats can house up to 500 bats.
According to Bacardi's statement, the company has supported bat conservation
since 1862 when the founder's wife spotted a colony of fruit bats in its first
distillery in Cuba. A bat logo remains on every bottle of Bacardi rum.
http://www.dailyprogress.com/to-the-bat-cave-bacardi-adds-bat-housing-to-florida/article_3304e38b-b124-523c-91a7-c0b7ea5fccb4.html
Jerry Atkinson
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