Unfortunately, no one will know until next spring or beyond, when the bats return to Texas. Sometimes, however, it takes years for bats to discover and move into artificial habitat. Cave designer Jim Smith, left, and owner J. David Bamberger, right, inspect the completed interior of the main dome. The beginning cave structure, made of re-bar with temporary supporting beams. The view of the entire re-bar structure from behind.
Workers spray gunite onto the cave shell to form a final hard coating.
The October BCI board meeting ended with a visit to the chiroptorium. The cave will soon be covered with soil and vegetation to blend into its surroundings. Photo of Cover Bat Conservation International, Inc., 1998. Absolutely no rights of distribution by sale or other transfer of ownership or by rental, lease or lending, preparation of derivitive works, or reproduction, in whole or in part, is granted. BCI reserves the rights to actively protect against infringement.