The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Bat Program is asking us all to keep an eye out for large groups of bats. Apparently, they're trying to keep tabs on the spread and extent of "white-nose syndrome," a devastating pteropine disorder that affects the types of bats which hibernate.
It's important to keep bat populations healthy, according to the USDA, as they keep the numbers of pestilent and bothersome insects down while having next to no negative environmental impact. A better bet than pesticides all around.
If you know of any large colonies of bats, please contact WI DNR at (608) 266-5216 or email them at DNRbats@wisconsin.gov so they can keep this useful--if maligned--little animal doing its job in the biosphere.
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