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International Bat Week set for Oct. 25-29
Mike Borgreen, Bureau of Land Management, Glasgow Field Office wildlife biologist, takes morphological measurements of a bat (myotis sp.) during a multi-agency bat survey conducted in late-July 2021 near Fort Peck.
Mike Borgreen, Bureau of Land Management, Glasgow Field Office wildlife biologist, removes a silver-haired bat (lasionycteris noctivagans) from a mist net during a late-July multi-agency bat survey conducted near Fort Peck.
Researchers hold bats caught during a survey. Bureau of Land Management, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and Montana State University Bozeman bat researchers set up nets near Fort Peck in late-July to conduct a bat survey, examining species diversity. During two days, more than 50 bats were captured, species identified, measured, weighed, aged and gender identified before being released. The silver-haired bat (lasionycteris noctivagans) comprised about 80% of the species caught. Three very similar species - all in the same genus - were caught at the same time, seen here, from left, little brown bat (myotis lucifugus), northern long-eared myotis (myotis septentrionalis) and long-eared myotis (myotis evotis).
From U.S. Bureau of Land Management
International Bat Week is just around the corner, and the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument team will celebrate by showcasing the 15 different bat species that call Montana home.
People can stop by the Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center in Fort Benton Oct. 25-29, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., to learn about these special animals, take part in crafts and activities, and attend a short program about bats.
Bats play a unique role in our environment by controlling insect populations that may otherwise harm homes, agriculture and forests.
Currently, bat species across the country are threatened by a fatal disease called white-nose syndrome The more people can do to ensure the survival of this important and beneficial animal, the better off everyone will all be.
BLM encourages people to drop in during Bat Week to learn more about what they can do to help.
For more information about this fee-free event, people can call the Interpretive Center at 406-622-4000, or visit https://batweek.org for a full list of inspiring bat-ivities they can do from home.
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