SALT LAKE CITY -- A bat infestation prompted a Salt Lake City high school to cancel its after-school programs so school workers could root out the flying mammals. Janitors at the city's West High School rounded up more than 300 bats from Monday through Wednesday, prompting the school to close its doors Wednesday afternoon. Some bats were caught in mid-flight by janitors using butterfly nets. Others were found sleeping in classroom corners. The captured bats were relocated.
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