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Daily Radar: 06.05.09

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  • A BBC team has caught ghost bats on film for the first time. The bats, which live in Australia's Northern Territory, are the world's largest predatory bat.

  • In an effort to encourage people to visit the National Parks, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced this week that entrance fees to 147 of the parks will be waived on three weekends this summer, June 20-21, July 18-19 and August 15-16.

  • Traveling cheapos might not feel as bad for staying at a Motel 6. The roadside motel chain has recently redesigned 38 of its properties with greener features like wood flooring (made from unused industry scraps) and fluorescent bulbs.
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