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State officials urge Ohioans to not cut down trees through October in an effort to save the states endangered bats. If you want to cut down a tree, April to October is probably the wrong time to do so. That is according to Sarah Stankavich, bat survey coordinator with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Various endangered species of bats are using trees to nest during that time, she said. Cutting down trees could be detrimental to the already dwindling species that calls Ohio home. Four s...