Sadly someone has put a net right across the entrance and many bats and also some birds have got trapped in the net and died a slow and painful death. I don't know why the net is there, as I don't think people eat dead bats unless they are freshly dead. The cave has a reasonable colony of bats. There is also a lot of guano in the cave.
There is a 15 m drop in the cave which needs to be descended by ladder or rope -
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Poor bat! Did u rescue it? Or destroying the mist net? Over here in Sarawak got people set up the mist net & killed a lot of bats, so I destroyed it but failed to rescue the bars as I didn't bring knife.
ReplyDeleteThere were not much formations here, the way I see them. I do photography and so this one has less to offer to my eyes. Perhaps I should look closer for fuana life.
ReplyDeleteIt was already dead. But I did pull off its head, as I collect skulls of dead bats for ID. I've seen several caves around Malaysia with nets to trap the bats. Sometimes its to kill off the bats if the cave is used as an unofficial temple etc. I also destroy the nets. Its such a horrible way for the bats to die. But even if you find them alive in the nets, it's incredibly difficult to release them as they are totally wrapped up in the fine strands. Probably better to humanely kill the bat if you can.
ReplyDeleteAny chances did you take video inside of the cave.
ReplyDeleteNo, I didn't take a video.
ReplyDeleteHi sir.Im malaysian.and I'm tamil girl.i want to know about this temple.1 day I want to visit to the temple lonely.what u think about my decision?is there any mystery?I got heared that people who visit to the temple never come back from the cave.is that true?
ReplyDeleteThere is no mystery about this cave. It is perfectly safe to visit, although as with any cave, for safety reasons you should never visit alone.
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