Abstract
Abstract A conflict of interest exists today between two fields of conservation: That of bats and historic artifacts. Bats, as an endangered species, enjoy significant legal protection in the UK. With the decline of natural habitat, churches are now increasingly favoured as suitable roost sites. The dilemma is that these buildings often contain a wide variety of vulnerable works of art, that are threatened with the effects of excreta, where bats are present. The precise nature of this damage has received little attention to date. To begin to assess this problem, five churches with resident populations of bats, as well as a range of wall paintings and other artifacts, were selected for close study, using a variety of analytical techniques. Comparative laboratory based tests were also carried out. The results confirm that bat excreta is damaging to wall paintings and other vulnerable objects. While more research is required, it has been established that a significant problem exits. From this basis, it is ho...
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