Lava Beds National Monument in northern California is a hotspot for bats, with both high diversity (14 bat species) and abundance (thousands of individuals) of bats making use of the monument. The presence of so many bats is due to the wealth of habitat – with hundreds of caves to choose from, bats can be [...]
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Guest blog: NPS technician Shawn Thomas listens to bats at Lava Beds National Monument
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bat, bats, California, cave, cavers, caving, conservation, decontamination, Field work, fish and wildlife, fish and wildlife service, fws, hibernaculum, Lava Beds National Monument, Little brown bat, National Park Service, protocol, research, Townsend's big-eared bat, usfws, white nose syndrome, whitenosesyndrome, wildlife, wildlife disease, wns on September 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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