Help Wisconsin bats during international bat week
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources encourages Wisconsinites to take action to help bats during International Bat Week, Oct. 24-31, and throughout the year. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is encouraging Wisconsinites to take action against bats during International Bat Week, Oct. 24-31. The bat population is declining due to white-nose syndrome, a disease that attacks bats during hibernation and leaves them vulnerable to starvation. Of the eight bats found in Wisconsin, four are state-threatened species, including big brown bat, little brown bat (also federally endangered), and tricolored bat. The silver-haired bat is of special concern. DNR conservation biologist and bat program hibernacula specialist Jennifer Redell suggests ways to protect bats from this disease. The DNR also encourages people to plant native plants for a healthy backyard ecosystem and control burdock on property.
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MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources encourages Wisconsinites to take action to help bats during International Bat Week, Oct. 24-31, and throughout the year.
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