USFWS challenges people to advance white-nose syndrome control
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a $100,000 prize to individuals who develop new ideas that might eradicate or mitigate white-nose syndrome (WNS) as ...
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Bats shy away from artificial cave light
The increasing use of artificial light in and around caves can have a negative effect on cave-dwelling bats. “[Light] has very traumatic influences on all kinds ...
JWM: Bat colonies relocate when trees fall
Bat maternity colonies will pick up and change forest areas when the quality of their home trees deteriorate, according to new research. This discovery, the first ...
Report examines wind energy impact on wildlife
Wind energy is one way to cut greenhouse gas emissions, but it can also impact wildlife. A new report, “Impacts to Wildlife of Wing Energy Sting and Operation in ...
UK county puts on red light for bats
An English county is pioneering the use of street lighting intended to reduce impacts on bats. The Worcestershire County Council has installed red LED lights along ...
Bats bounce echolocation signals off leaves like mirrors
Bats can bounce echolocation signals off leaves — using them like mirrors — to detect stationary insects to prey on. “It’s a pretty neat and pretty cool ...
Monitoring program studies bats’ disappearance
Bats are hard to find. They’re small (some weigh less than three pennies), they fly by night and hide during the day, but perhaps the most challenging part is ...
Local news station highlights TWS bat biologists
TWS members and bat biologists Kristi Confortin and Katherine Etchison were recently spotlighted in the local television news in Raleigh, North Carolina for their ...
Alabama TWS chapter to host bats and forest workshop
The Alabama Chapter of The Wildlife Society, along with the Alabama Bat Working Group, will host a bats and forest workshop on September 10 at Cleburne Mountain ...
Bacteria treatment helps bats survive white-nose syndrome
White-nose syndrome has devastated bat populations across much of North America, but researchers have found that applying probiotic bacteria can reduce the ...