Bracken Cave
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Bracken Cave is the largest known habitat for Mexican Free-tailed Bats in the world. It is located outside of the city of San Antonio, Texas. Bracken Cave is currently estimated to have a colony of more than 20 Million bats, making it the single largest concentration of mammals in the world. Bracken Cave is a protected area, and access to the cave is restricted to protect the habitat of the bats residing therein.
[edit] Media Attention
Despite its protected nature, Bracken Cave has been featured in the media several times since its discovery.
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It is currently owned by Bat Conservation International, who is working to restore the land around the cave to support a large population of many different kind of wildlife, not only bats.
