Builder fined record ₹5.8 crore for destroying bat roost in London
A building firm that carried out demolition work at a site known to be inhabited by bats has been handed a £600,000 (₹5.8 crore) fine, the largest ever issued by a court for a wildlife crime, according to police. Bellway admitted destroying a breeding site in south-east London, in 2018, where soprano pipistrelle bats had been documented the previous year.