Keywords: bats bat monitoring north carolina northcarolina u. s. fish and wildlife service usfishandwildlifeservice national wildlife refuge nationalwildliferefuge national wildlife refuge system nationalwildliferefugesystem Recent bat monitoring efforts by USFWS staff and partners at Alligator River and Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuges observed more than 40 bats from 6 different species including the threatened Northern Long-Eared bat. Bats were captured, examined, and tested for White-Nose Syndrome before being released back into the wild. Photo credit: Rose Railey/USFWS Recent bat monitoring efforts by USFWS staff and partners at Alligator River and Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuges observed more than 40 bats from 6 different species including the threatened Northern Long-Eared bat. Bats were captured, examined, and tested for White-Nose Syndrome before being released back into the wild. Photo credit: Rose Railey/USFWS |