Biologists Use Wing Prints To Identify Bats

Wing prints may identify bats as reliably as fingerprints do humans, researchers recently reported. In a study published in the Journal of Mammalogy, U.S. Forest Service biologists showed how biometrics can identify bats witout the need to band them. Studying little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus), northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus),…

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Montana Audubon Conservation Update – April

by Amy Seaman, Conservation Program Manager It’s April, and now officially spring in the Helena Valley – the Long-billed Curlews have returned! Montana Audubon’s bird conservation efforts this month went into volunteer outreach and planning for the summer field season and our four focal citizen science projects: Long-billed Curlews, Rosy Finches, Chimney Swifts, and Black…

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Montana Audubon Conservation Update – March

by Amy Seaman, Conservation Program Manager Just March lay between us and many of our favorite birds returning to Montana, including Long-Billed Curlews. Hard to believe!  Montana Audubon’s bird conservation efforts this month focused on meetings and planning, the necessary groundwork for a successful spring and summer. Montana Wildlife Federation’s Nick Gevock and I led…

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Flathead Electric Co-Op Receives Conservation Achievement Recognition

Flathead Audubon is pleased to recognize Flathead Electric Co-op for our Conservation Achievement Recognition award. The award plaque was presented at the Flathead Audubon May Potluck meeting. Flathead Electric is one of the most progressive electric cooperatives in Montana and probably in the west and for good reason! A brief mention of the many efforts…

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