Sample of an acoustic survey

ID: 677 ~ Source: http://kwiaht.org/bats.htm ~ Creator: KWIAHT

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This is a clip of the survey KWIAHT conducted on Lopez Island. Researchers can identify bat species from their unique clicks, sounds that only special equipment can record.

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Getting batty on Orcas! – How one species of bat became permanent residents of Moran State Park

By Deanna Bugel

The San Juan Islands contain many unique wildlife but among those, the bat population may be one of the most interesting. Due to a surplus in moths and other insects bats enjoy, the San Juan Islands make a wonderful home to a large and thriving bat…