PPT-Bats and Bridges

Vegetated fauna overpass increases road crossing capacity for forest microbats Mel McGregor and Darryl Jones Bats and Roads Urbanisation effects on flying species are consistently underestimated. 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. Dianne Odegard. Outreach Associate. Bat Conservation International. Buildings & other structures give bats what . they need. Crevices. Stable, warm. temperatures. Microclimate . options. The NPS Perspective. Jeremy Moss. Tumacácori. National Historical Park. E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A. Bats in NPS Buildings. Variety of NPS structures that may have bats. Modern . Love into bats. The slideshow. . Never regret it.. Chapter 1: Bat bodies.. Bats sometimes have strange bodies.. They have long fingers on their wings. Their ears are big to hear their echolocation. Their feet are so small their smaller than a mouse! Their nose looks like a pig nose only smaller. And when their wing rips it quickly grows back.. Dianne Odegard. Outreach Associate. Bat Conservation International. Buildings & other structures give bats what . they need. Crevices. Stable, warm. temperatures. Microclimate . options. Which bats enter my home? Bats are plentiful in New Jersey and play an active role in the control of nuisance insects. Two kinds of bats in our area are often found roosting in colonies inside build 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. o. f Wildlife Crossing Structures by Insectivorous Bats?. Manisha . Bhardwaj, . K. . Soanes. , T. . Straka. J. . Lahoz-Monfort. , L. . Lumsden. , R. . van der . Ree. . Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology. 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!. The NPS Perspective. Jeremy Moss. Tumacácori. National Historical Park. E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A. Bats in NPS Buildings. Variety of NPS structures that may have bats. Modern . 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!. and more!. mother nature network. Bats of the World. Evolved from shrew-like ancestors . 50 million years ago. Nearly 1,300 species worldwide. Over 20% of all mammals are . classified as bats. Two orders: .