PPT-Saving Bats at Mammoth Cave

Managing Outdoor Recreation Case Studies in the National Parks 2 nd Edition Established in 1941 South central Kentucky Worlds longest known cave 400 miles World Heritage Site 1981 International Biosphere Reserve 1990. What is a bat?. Mammal. Only flying mammal. Small. Nocturnal. Live in caves. Eat insects and fruit. Live in caves. wildirdarden.inc. http://www.flowstonenews.com. Myths and Rumors. Blind. Vampires. Fly into hair. Hibernating Natterer’s bat Both the British Caving Association (BCA) and the Bat Conservation Trust (BCT) publish conservation codes. This document does replace them, but summarises the key a Well Rehabilitation. (Phase 1). Forrest Cross. Associate Engineer. MCWD Stats. Number . of . services: 3,660 metered connections. Population: 8,200 resident, 35,000 with peak visitation. 9 Groundwater Production Wells. Researched Mammoth Cave is the earliest P alaeontological cave site to be found within W.A . Reports of the discovery of Mammoth Cave date back to as early as 1895. Mammoth Cave was located by S What is a bat?. Mammal. Only flying mammal. Small. Nocturnal. Live in caves. Eat insects and fruit. Live in caves. wildirdarden.inc. http://www.flowstonenews.com. Myths and Rumors. Blind. Vampires. Fly into hair. A . cave. is defined as an underground passage large enough for a person to crawl into, naturally formed, and in complete darkness.. How does a cave form?. Rain dissolves Carbon Dioxide into Carbonic acid. Bat White-Nose Syndrome. Jeremy T. H. Coleman. National WNS Coordinator, US Fish & Wildlife Service. Northeast Region Biologists Conference. Baltimore, Maryland, 17 February, 2011. WNS. WNS presents a novel disease and resource management problem. A. 100 B. 800 C. 1200 D 3000 . ANSWER. C. 1200. Bat Trivia. Created by Tamar . Smirl. . 2010. BAT TRIVIA. 2. Which of the following is TRUE? . A. Bats are blind. . B. Bats drink blood and eat insects. . Mammal. Only flying mammal. Small. Nocturnal. Live in caves. Eat insects and fruit. Live in caves. wildirdarden.inc. http://www.flowstonenews.com. Myths and Rumors. Blind. Vampires. Fly into hair. Dirty. Please check your campers, tents, awnings and umbrellas before you leave. Please check for bats!.  . Bats sometimes roost on campers and trailers. Bats have been found in awnings, and up inside umbrellas too!. Please check your campers, tents, awnings and umbrellas before you leave. Please check for bats!.  . Bats sometimes roost on campers and trailers. Bats have been found in awnings, and up inside umbrellas too!. Cave-Bat Population T rends and White-nose Syndrome in Vermont Alyssa bennett Vermont fish & wildlife department J Kiser J Kiser J Chenger Big brown bat Eastern small-footed bat Indiana bat Northern Numerous trails suitable for short or extended hikes into Yellowstone’s backcountry begin in the Mammoth area. This guide introduces you to several hikes selected by park rangers. Always carry r Stemke. Citation: Douglas . Stemke. . 2011. White-nose syndrome.. Publication Date : April 2011. Introduction. This sign, posting cave access restrictions at . Clifty. Falls State Park in southern Indiana, is the Indiana Department of Natural Resource's response to the lethal threat posed by White-Nose Syndrome to various cave-inhabiting bat species.  Similar efforts to restrict human access to bat-inhabited caves and sinkholes have been initiated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other state Departments of Natural Resources.  Although not yet confirmed, reasonable concerns have arisen from these agencies that spores or hyphae attached to cave visitors' clothes may further spread the fungus to bats in uncontaminated caves.  These concerns are the impetus that has prompted the cave closings. .