The Apsara National Authority installs nets to prevent bats from roosting at Angkor Wat on Aug 25, 2021. - APSARA NATIONAL AUTHORITY
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): The Apsara National Authority (ANA), a body tasked with managing the Angkor Archaelogical Park, is installing a net in the roof of the Angkor Wat gallery to prevent bats from entering the structure as bat urine is a source of moisture and salinity which combined erodes the temple’s stonework.
ANA spokesman Long Kosal said on Aug 25 that an ANA team was already putting in place the net.
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