An easy way to help bats is by bldg bat houses. Learn more ways to support bats, WHC Bats Project Guidance https://t.co/59RJQJzn7i #BatWeek pic.twitter.com/KzrbDIhjwI
— Wildlife Habitat (@WildlifeHC) October 25, 2016
New Mexico is home to a broad number of bat species, many of which use caves to roost in. These include the Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus), Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis), and the Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans). According to the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, riparian areas like the Rio Grande can be biodiversity hot spots.
As a supporter of biodiversity, Toyota recognizes the importance of bats to the environment -- and to humans as well. Bats eat disease-carrying mosquitoes and other flying insects. For farmers, bats are a natural "pesticide."
In West Virginia, one Toyota manufacturing plant was nominated for a Bats Project Award by the Wildlife Habitat Council. The powertrain plant supports vulnerable populations of bats with a series of bat boxes, which give the animals places to roost as a substitute for natural caves and trees.
"The bat houses are just one part of our biodiversity plan here at the West Virginia plant. Visitors to our one-mile green loop can stroll through to see the bat boxes and appreciate other aspects of biodiversity. I like to tell people that being a mobility company means more than building cars, trucks and engines and transmissions. We also want to contribute to the mobility of the critters that share our West Virginia home."
-- Marc Crouse, Environmental Engineering Specialist at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, West Virginia, Inc.
Check out the Wildlife Habitat Council for tips on creating your own bat houses. Protect the environment as a whole by replacing your old gas-guzzler with one of our fuel-efficient new Toyota cars and hybrids from Larry H. Miller American Toyota Albuquerque.
