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Vampire Bat Controversy

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Vampire Bat Controversy
Vampire bats are in the middle of a controversy that could either kill or save them. Firstly, many cattlemen think that vampire bats should be exterminated. For example, Los Angeles journalist, Chris Kraul, shares how cattleman, Francisco Oliva struggles with vampire bats. Oliva, after surveying, notices that a majority of his herd of 300 cattle had blood stains and fang marks. Francisco Oliva states that “He would exterminate every bat if he could” (Kraul). Thus, this point proves the livelihood of Oliva is being destroyed by these bats. Secondly, researchers believe that vampire bats could possibly help humans in many ways. For instance, researcher Stefan Klose reports “Vampires could hold the key to a problem we

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