Here are a few external links that I thought were relevant.
Listing here does not indicate that SC BWG endorses any of the products or activities of these groups/organizations. It is only an attempt to condense and organize random bat topics around the region/world for your browsing pleasure.
Covid19:
Animal Workers During a Pandemic with a Zoonotic Source –opinion piece by R. Long
The personal opinion of R. Long may or may not represent the opinion or policies of the whole or a portion of the SC Bat Working Group or its membership.
Research in SC:
SC Acoustic Monitoring for NABat
North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat)
Tricolor Bats in Coastal Regions
Public Works Links:
U.S. Forest Service- Southern Research Station
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on Bats
USFWS Bats in Transportation Structures Training Video
Specific Articles and Projects in SC:
South Carolina Wildlife on Bats
Scientific American on bats in SC
Projects Elsewhere:
BatAMP (Bat Acoustic Monitoring Portal)
Regional Bat Working Groups and Organizations:
NASBR (North American Society for Bat Research)
SBDN (Southeastern Bat Diversity Network)
NEBWG (Northeast Bat Working Group)
MWBWG (Midwest Bat Working Group)
WBWG (Western Bat Working Group)
Other Southern State Working Groups:
GaBats (Georgia Bat Working Group)
NCBWG (North Carolina Bat Working Group)
TnBWG (Tennessee Bat Working Group)
MsBats (Mississippi Bat Working Group)
More Links:
Bat Conservation International
Merlin Tuttle’s Bat Conservation
Titley Scientific Bat Detectors
Wildlife Acoustics Bat Detectors
More Research Links:
US Geological Survey. Energy and wildlife research annual report for 2017
First Acoustic Records of the Brazilian Free-Tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) In BC. 2017
Multiple mortality events in bats: a global review
Acute Pasteurellosis in Wild Big Brown Bats (Eptesicus fuscus)
Video / Presentation links:
White-Nose Syndrome in Bats – April 14, 2015. Presented by David Wyatt
Townsend’s Big-Eared Bat – October 7,2014. Presented by Dr. Dave Johnston
eBooks about Bats:
- Bats in the Anthropocene: Conservation of Bats in a Changing World
- The Secret Lives of Bats: My Adventures with the World’s Most Misunderstood Mammals
- Bat Count: A Citizen Science Story