Selva Verde's Thumbless Bats: Update and Video

In 2017, more than 44 years after the species was last documented anywhere in the country, a colony of thumbless bats (Furipterus horrens) was observed at Selva Verde.

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New Camera-Trap Station in Action

Many of our guests are well-accustomed to spotting a myriad of birds, insects, reptiles and other species throughout the 500-acre preserve. It is less common, however, to come face-to-face with some of the larger mammals. Now, thanks to Selva Verde’s new camera-trap station, we have visual evidence from images taken on the grounds of Selva Verde, featuring some of the reserve’s more elusive residents.

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