(WXYZ) — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking people to report sightings of bat roosts this year after a massive population decline due to disease.

According to the DNR, Michigan bats are on the move, and if you have seen bats flying from tree, chimneys, bridges or other structures around dusk, you may have spotted a roost. That's where bats rest and raise pups.

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"After a devastating 90% population decline from white-nose syndrome, Michigan’s bats are slowly stabilizing," the DNR said in a release.

“Roosts are a key part of a bat’s life cycle, but we still don’t fully understand how and where bats are using them across Michigan,” DNR bat specialist John DePue said in a statement. “That’s where peopl

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