Idea is to teach the children how important it is to protect this creatures lets take a look. When the quarterback descend on a sunken National Patch its truly a sight to behold. The bats come from the democratic republic of congo or other colonies in zambia i come here because at this time of year the fruits. Are ready to rock and my me that feeding on the soup fruit and. Other other fruits that i just have in the villages such as mangoes in. The mountains and any further confined really. Every time i see it its amazing. I mean its funny when at the start of the bat season when the bats first started arriving we decided to come down and just have a look to see how many there were and even just coming down right at the start when there are only maybe ten thousand or twenty thousand we were blown away the bad side arrival marks the beginning of high season for pocket money caught every year because some cop plays host to the wilds biggest monitor migration. No one knows exactly why the food that grows here grows in some ten million of the animals many of which fly great distances. But through all tough rica. Is under threat the main challenge is for the bats of habitats. And forests and for this part of africa. In in rainforests mainly the bat force itself is very small its only about one kilometer long and about four or five hundred metres wide the main threat to the forest here and to sanctuaries far. Earlier in the year a big fire came to this part of the bat forest and the soil in this area is the peeps soil and it burns and so the fire comes in under ground and burns out the roots of the trees and thats whats happened to this tree its burnt up inside the tree and then its completely killed it. The fires are often laid by porches they burn the grass away so that he grows back fast fresh grass tempts antelope to the open clearings we have the poachers can pick them off. The authorities try to prevent porch in with quiet breaks and regular patrols but the many People Living in the ages of the pax see the animals mainly as a source of food. Education is important because the locals tend to be frightened of the not become ill animals thanks to the project regularly invites groups of School Children from the surrounding communities to enjoy the spectacle that helps change attitudes towards the hundreds mammals its usually the first time the children have seen the natural model that takes place right in their doorstep were going to go i dont have im not going. The four bucks play an Important Role in the ecosystem here there are social food for many predators and they also spread sids would be a droppings a but can fly up to one hundred kilometers a night in case some kapok huge the forest t. N. L. Protected deon scott says the flying mammals can live here and this time. I think theres a great future for them as long as we can continue to protect the habitat but by that they come to roost and. They come to feed on humans no real quiet here until the bats take off again after around ninety days but in nine months time millions will be back in this Little Corner of protected forest in love is huge have to say i find them a little creepy when they fly overhead in huge swarms but theyre very useful as you found out and thats all for this edition of eco at africa i hope that you enjoyed our stories im charlemont you say bye bye until next time from nairobi kenya. To find out more check out our website all visit us on social media pages so coming up at the end credits for me in lagos thanks for watching i hope youll join us again next week to bad. Mood. Because. I live in. France is well such obvious. Historical moments captured by the will come from to keep their optimism in the middle of the fray and now theyre. Sharing their best shot some welcome history with. Thirty minutes double. Form all on. The beat take for the most annoying you went with a little bit wonderful people and stories that make the game so special. For all true fans dog tags on the because more than football online. People make fun about their own social economic and political problems. In mozambique we say that you have to laugh so you dont write its how people call me baby girl. As a journalist i often call call to stop this and that binds me to lesser local g m a i just laugh my day by checking all to all those jokes finding out what people are talking about what is moving them. My father taught me how to ask and confess to both questions about my country and about books that is what i keep doing to this day my name is fadi stuff and i work at