Source: AgriLife Today
The Texas A&M Institute of Renewable Natural Resources bat research team is asking Texas residents to help document bat species and populations throughout the state.
The institute’s Bat and Hibernacula Surveys team is conducting surveys statewide to determine the location of wintering bats and their roosts.
“We are trying to get baseline numbers in anticipation of white-nose syndrome, a deadly, cold-adapted fungal disease that could affect hibernating bats throughout the state,” said Melissa Meierhofer, College Station, a research associate at the institute.
Completed forms should be sent to Meierhofer by email at mbm030@tamu.edu or by mail to Texas A&M Institute of Renewable Natural Resources, 1500 Research Parkway, Suite A110, College Station, Texas, 77843-2260.
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