![Rare species of long-eared bat faces extinction as only 1,000 remain | The Independent | The Independent Rare species of long-eared bat faces extinction as only 1,000 remain | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2013/08/05/10/long-earedbat.jpg?quality=75&width=1200&auto=webp)
Rare species of long-eared bat faces extinction as only 1,000 remain | The Independent | The Independent
![Bat Conservation Trust on X: "Meet the grey long-eared bat in flight (Photo by Dale Sutton). These are very rare medium sized bats found only in a few places in southern England. Bat Conservation Trust on X: "Meet the grey long-eared bat in flight (Photo by Dale Sutton). These are very rare medium sized bats found only in a few places in southern England.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkOFNHcX4AAS2pj.jpg:large)
Bat Conservation Trust on X: "Meet the grey long-eared bat in flight (Photo by Dale Sutton). These are very rare medium sized bats found only in a few places in southern England.
![A Grey big-eared bat (Plecotus austriacus) emerging from a woodpecker hole - Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation A Grey big-eared bat (Plecotus austriacus) emerging from a woodpecker hole - Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation](https://www.merlintuttle.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/MDT_BU_C3_1870-Edit-Edit.jpg)