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Seventeen species of bat are found in the United Kingdom and all of these are strictly protected by law in response to a dramatic decrease in their numbers – six kinds are officially classed as "endangered" and a further six have been designated "vulnerable".
Listed as "European protected species" a number of pieces of legislation – principally the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 – protect bats and their roosts throughout the UK, making it illegal to kill, injure or disturb a bat and this includes blocking up any entrance holes they may be using.
New Chief Executive For BPCA
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