Community | March 08, 2009 | 2 comments

Jamaican Bat Guano harvested for fertilizer & Bad for Cave Preservation

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Internal factors in the destruction of Jamaican caves are excessive human visitation for the purposes of tourism, and most importantly in Jamaica, mining for bat guano.

Unfortunately, many people are unaware that the caves of the island are habitats for more than bats. Caves that have rich deposits of guano contain many unique invertebrates, which are only found in Jamaican caves. The guano is the base of the food chain, and when it goes, so do all the invertebrates.

http://www.jamaicancaves.org/jamaican_bat_guano.htm
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