BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK (Reuters) — Monitoring bat populations using thermal imaging is allowing conservationists to keep tabs on the threatened mammal. There are 18 resident species of bat in the United Kingdom, and some are on course to become endangered, according to the Bat Conservation Trust. Numbers have declined due to loss of habitats like woodlands, changes in farming practices and disturbances from construction work. “Bats have declined in numbers significantly over the last 50 […]