by Liz Olson | Oct 22, 2021 | Bats
Bat Week is an annual, international celebration of the role of bats in nature. October is also a month where we see lots of bats around – but mostly the decorative kind associated with Halloween. Why don’t we see a lot of bats flying through the sky this time... 
by Luanne Johnson | Nov 30, 2020 | Bats
While COVID-19 did not impact our other wildlife work this spring and summer, it did halt most of our bat research. We were not able to handle any bats for fear of transmitting COVID-19 to them when North American bats are already struggling with a devastating... by Luanne Johnson | Jul 26, 2019 | Bats
https://biodiversityworksmv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190626_222954.mp4 For the last few years, the spring months are a mix of worry and excitement as we focus our attention on maternity season for the rare Northern Long-eared Bat (Northerns) we study and their... 
by Alex Elvin | Mar 19, 2019 | Bats
Many bats who develop white-nose syndrome face the same rude awakening. Stirred from their slumber by a fungal infection on their bodies, they emerge into a harsh winter landscape where the insects that make up their diet are themselves dormant for the season. With no... 
by Alex Elvin | Jan 29, 2019 | Bats
Northern long-eared bats have foregone the Batz Carlton, a fancy hibernation space that Simon Hickman built for them in April, opting instead for the same unfinished cinderblock basement on his property where they hibernated last winter....