Lisa Bate receives Jack Potter Glacier National Park Stewardship Award for work with birds and bats

June 13, 2016Environmental Issues, NewsGlacier National Park, Jack Potter Glacier National Park Stewardship Award, Lisa Batenfpa

Lisa Bate recently got some well-deserved recognition for her work with Glacier Park’s birds and bats . . . While Glacier National Park is known for the grizzlies and goats, Lisa Bate has long been more interested in its birds and bats. “It’s fun to bring attention to something that’s not a large carnivore,” she … Continue reading Lisa Bate receives Jack Potter Glacier National Park Stewardship Award for work with birds and bats →

Montana ready to address WNS in bats if necessary

April 5, 2016Environmental Issues, Newsbats, Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks, White Nose Syndrome, WNSnfpa

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks responds to the first reported occurrence of white-nose syndrome (WNS) in the Western U.S. . . . Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, partner agencies and other organizations are prepared for white-nose syndrome (WNS), should it turn up in Montana’s bat population. Washington state released news last week that WNS was … Continue reading Montana ready to address WNS in bats if necessary →

New fungal disease in snakes much like white-nose syndrome in bats

June 26, 2015Newsbats, Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, snake fungal disease, snakes, White Nose Syndromenfpa

There’s been quite a bit of concern about white-nose syndrome affecting the local bat population. Now it seems certain reptiles may be developing a similar problem . . . Scientists may have found a link between two deadly fungal infections. Researchers have taken a closer look at snake fungal disease and have found that it’s … Continue reading New fungal disease in snakes much like white-nose syndrome in bats →

Bat bio-blitz expands knowledge of region’s bats

November 3, 2014Environmental Issues, Newsbats, Flathead Valley, transboundary Flathead, White Nose Syndromenfpa

This summer’s bat survey throughout the U.S. and Canadian Flathead Valley gave researchers valuable new information about the region’s bat population . . . Given the ill perception of bats, the winged mammals might not figure prominently into the public’s catalog of critters worth protecting in Montana, but if western bat populations plummeted, as they … Continue reading Bat bio-blitz expands knowledge of region’s bats →

Flathead ‘Bat BioBlitz’ may help Canada’s endangered bats

July 24, 2014Environmental Issues, Newsbats, bioblitz, Canadian Flathead, White Nose Syndromenfpa

The Canadian Flathead, as well as the area immediately below the border, has hosted a number of bat studies in the past few years, including this most recent one… Bat biologists are converging in B.C.’s Flathead River Valley tomorrow. They hope to gain new information to advance bat conservation in B.C.’s southeast and to ultimately … Continue reading Flathead ‘Bat BioBlitz’ may help Canada’s endangered bats →

Flathead Valley bats could play role in disease studies

October 31, 2013Environmental Issues, Newsbats, Flathead Valley, White Nose Syndromenfpa

Our friends in the Canadian Flathead report that Flathead Valley bat populations could prove valuable in studying a disease that has killed some 7 million bats in North America . . . A new study concludes that B.C.’s Flathead River Valley could play an important role in understanding White Nose Syndrome, a mysterious disease that … Continue reading Flathead Valley bats could play role in disease studies →

Talk on bats in Glacier Park this Saturday

November 7, 2012Environmental Issues, Newsbats, Glacier National Park, Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park Bat Inventory and Monitoring Projectnfpa

This looks interesting, even if you are not exactly a bat aficionado . . . Montana House and the Glacier National Park Fund will co-host a free and public presentation by Glacier National Park wildlife biologist Lisa Bate on “What’s So Important About Bats?” at Montana House, in Apgar Village, on Saturday, Nov. 10, at … Continue reading Talk on bats in Glacier Park this Saturday →

Second bat with white-nose disease found in Washington

July 20, 2016Environmental Issues, Newsbats, caves, hibernaculum, Pseudogymnoascus destructans, White Nose Syndromenfpa

The Flathead Valley along both sides of the border is a significant bat study area, so another report of white-nose syndrome in the Western U.S. is cause for concern . . . White-nose syndrome fungus has shown up in a second species of bat in Washington, adding to the concern that the problem could be … Continue reading Second bat with white-nose disease found in Washington →

Bat-killing disease reported in West for first time

April 1, 2016Environmental Issues, Newsbats, caves, hibernaculum, White Nose Syndromenfpa

The Flathead Valley along both sides of the border is a significant bat study area, so the first report of white-nose syndrome in the Western U.S. is worrying . . . A hiker found a bat with deadly white-nose syndrome along a trail east of Seattle, marking the first time the fungus-borne disease has appeared … Continue reading Bat-killing disease reported in West for first time →

Daniel Duane: The unnatural kingdom

March 13, 2016Commentary, Environmental Issuesdrones, game cameras, GPS, satellite communications, surveillance, tracking collarsnfpa

Here’s a long, fascinating op-ed from the New York Times describing the increasingly hi-tech techniques used to establish, maintain and monitor wildlife populations. Kudos to Walter Roberts for spotting this one . . . If you ever have the good fortune to see a Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, the experience might go like this: On … Continue reading Daniel Duane: The unnatural kingdom →

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