Guwahati, May 16 -- Reported by Manoj Kumar Ojha

Doomdooma: The bat colony at Bormurah Miripathar in Tinsukia district, one of upper Assam's notable wildlife congregations, is facing a steady decline due to urban expansion, tree felling, and habitat loss.

Conservationists and residents say that without urgent protection, the colony may disappear in the coming years.

The site is located at Dhola Bazar under the Saikhowa forest range of the Doomdooma Forest Division, around 50 kilometres from Tinsukia town and about 7 kilometres from the Bhupen Hazarika Setu. It is known for its evening bat emergence.

Every dusk, thousands of Indian Flying Foxes (Pteropus giganteus), locally known in Assam as Borbaduli or Baduli, fly out in large groups...