Saving bats is an economic issue.
When bats disappear, pesticide use rises, rural counties lose millions in revenue and local governments face higher borrowing costs.
One colony of 150 big brown bats can eat 600,000 crop-damaging beetles in a year.
https://theconversation.com/how-much-is-a-bat-worth-protecting-these-tiny-insect-eaters-isnt-just-good-for-farms-their-deaths-cost-taxpayers-and-the-wider-economy-282014



