The Bats of Northwest Tucson


Title:
The Bats of Northwest Tucson

Description:
A short documentary on Mexican free-tailed bats in the Northwest Tucson area, produced by the Explorer Newspaper.

Author:
explorernews

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tucson, bats, northwest, campbell, avenue, avra, mexican, free-tailed, oro, valley, marana, explorer, news,

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