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    "definition": "A place where an animal spends winter dormancy, such as a cave or mine used by bats as a winter roost, an underground den, a crevice, a silken chamber made by some insect larvae, or a man-made structure for reptiles or amphibians; bat hibernacula are protected in many jurisdictions.",
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      "describe species that use them",
      "explain legal protection, especially for bats",
      "point to guidance on building artificial hibernacula"
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      "For bats, a hibernaculum is a kind of roost, alongside maternity, summer and transitional roosts.",
      "Suitable temperature and moisture depend on species and site.",
      "Disturbance can wake animals and use up their fat reserves."
    ],
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      "Rubble and log mounds in conservation areas"
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      "artificial hibernacula"
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        "relation": "is used for",
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        "relation": "is protected by",
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      },
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        "relation": "is related to",
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        "why": "disease of hibernating bats; the fungus can persist in sites"
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      "Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats (EUROBATS)",
      "National wildlife protection laws"
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      "White-nose syndrome in bats",
      "Flooding or collapse of sites"
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        "hibernating animals"
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        "national biodiversity records"
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    "out_of_scope": [],
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      "url_status": "live"
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      "id": "SRC-002",
      "title": "Hibernaculum (zoology)",
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      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernaculum_(zoology)",
      "what_it_supports": "general description of the subject",
      "url_status": "live"
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    {
      "id": "SRC-003",
      "title": "A review of factors affecting cave climates for hibernating bats in temperate North America",
      "publisher": "USDA Forest Service",
      "url": "https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/42869",
      "what_it_supports": "Scope of the 2-10 degrees C range, humidity, cave microclimates and white-nose syndrome.",
      "url_status": "live"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-004",
      "title": "Bats: protection and licences",
      "publisher": "Natural England and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs",
      "url": "https://www.gov.uk/guidance/bats-protection-surveys-and-licences",
      "what_it_supports": "Protection of bats and their resting places in England.",
      "url_status": "live"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-005",
      "title": "Council Directive 92/43/EEC",
      "publisher": "Council of the European Communities",
      "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:31992L0043",
      "what_it_supports": "Habitats Directive, Annex IV bat coverage and protection of resting places.",
      "url_status": "live"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-006",
      "title": "Agreement Text",
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      "url_status": "live"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-007",
      "title": "Reptiles and Amphibians in Your Backyard",
      "publisher": "North Carolina State University Extension",
      "url": "https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/reptiles-and-amphibians-in-your-backyard",
      "what_it_supports": "Reptile and amphibian hibernacula in stump holes and crevices under rocks or logs.",
      "url_status": "live"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-008",
      "title": "Western Spruce Budworm",
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      "url": "https://www.fs.usda.gov/foresthealth/docs/fidls/FIDL-53-WesternSpruceBudworm.pdf",
      "what_it_supports": "Silken hibernacula used by overwintering insect larvae.",
      "url_status": "blocked"
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                    "text": "Which species use it?",
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                    "text": "How many individuals?",
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                    "text": "What features make it suitable?",
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                    "text": "Are entrances protected?",
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                ]
              }
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                "id": "legal-protection",
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                  {
                    "text": "Which laws protect it?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "What activities are banned?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "management",
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            "description": "Measures.",
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              {
                "id": "management",
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                "description": "Measures.",
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                    "text": "Which management measures apply?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Who carries them out?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
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                ]
              }
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        "id": "threats",
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                    "text": "Has white-nose syndrome been detected?",
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                    "text": "When?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
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                ]
              }
            ]
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            "id": "disturbance",
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                    "text": "What was done?",
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