It's my favorite animal appreciation day today - BATS! unfortunately for us, all bat handling projects were suspended last year in lieu of "the virus." Not so much to keep us safe though, it was done to avoid us potentially transmitting Covid-19 to our bat populations, who are already struggling across the nation with White Nose Syndrome. Until we can understand how to properly mitigate for this to keep the bats safe, our studies will be via acoustics for another season.
(Pictured: pallid bat from our mist netting efforts on the Verde River in 2019)
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