The Bryan-College Station Eagle reports that Texas A&M officials have taken measures to rid Kyle Field of an estimated 250,000 Mexican free-tailed bats that have roosted in the structure for more than a decade.

“The 12th Man has had to share its Kyle Field home with an estimated 250,000 bats in recent years, but a Texas A&M University official and bat experts say it is unlikely fans will see much of the winged residents in the stadium by the time the $485 million renovation project is complete. The combination of thorough exclusion efforts made by Texas A&M to rid the 87-year-old stadium of Mexican free-tailed bats and the timing of the west side implosion will force a majority the state’s official flying mammal to roost elsewhere when they return to their renovated home from wintering in Mexico. The push to rid the stadium of bats could save the university thousands of dollars every year by not having to clean their droppings, but could increase human-bat contact in the area for a short time, one of the very things the exclusion effort was intended to reduce.”

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