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HOW ACOUSTIC MONITORING IS HELPING TO SAVE BATS
Going to Bat for Bioacoustics (April 24, 2024)
A Special Webinar with Bat Conservation International
Amanda Adams, PhD (Director, Research Coordination, Bat Conservation International): Fat Bats at the Bug Buffet: Can Enhancement of Foraging Habitat Help Support Bats with White-Nose Syndrome?

Little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) that enter hibernation with more fat are more likely to survive the winter than bats with less fat in areas with established white-nose syndrome (WNS). To assist bats with pre-hibernation fattening, we created artificial prey patches by attracting insects to ultraviolet (UV) lights near bats’ winter dwellings during swarming. We recorded bats’ echolocations using Wildlife Acoustics passive acoustic recorders and discovered that WNS-affected bats foraged three to eight times more than usual at UV lights.

Presenter Bio
Amanda Adams has worked with bats for over 20 years and specializes in the behavioral and sensory ecology of bats, especially bioacoustics. As the Director of Research Coordination at Bat Conservation International (BCI), a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit dedicated to conserving the world’s bats and their ecosystems for a healthy planet, she facilitates collaboration to promote bat conservation globally.



For this webinar, we partnered with Bat Conservation International (BCI), a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit dedicated to conserving the world’s bats and their ecosystems for a healthy planet.

Researchers are using bioacoustics to help bats make a comeback in the face of white-nose syndrome, habitat loss, and climate change. But what exactly is acoustic monitoring helping folks in the field uncover, and how can it be scaled for success elsewhere