October 2023

Resources from the October 19, 2023 CCP Quarterly Zoom Meeting

Bats!

The Chatham Conservation Partnership (CCP) conducted a webinar on Bats of Chatham County on October 19, 2023, and we had a great turnout of about 90 folks. We had several speakers deliver interesting presentations and the great news is anyone not able to attend the live webinar can now watch the recording!

Chatham County is home to many bat species, including the tricolored bat which is being proposed endangered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. We’ll have the state’s bat experts come and talk about bat biology and behavior, conservation, and how bat populations are monitored in the county.

Meeting Agenda

• Welcome & Introductions

• Bats of Chatham County

  • Katherine Etchison, NC Wildlife Resources Commission

• NABat: Citizen Science Acoustic Monitoring of Bat Populations

  • Karen Clark, NC Wildlife Resources Commission

  • Allison Weakley, Citizen Scientist

• Listing the Tricolored Bat: An Update from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Kathryn Matthews, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

• What to Do If You Find a Bat

  • Falyn Owens, NC Wildlife Resources Commission

• Updates & Announcements from the CCP Community

Resources

• North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat)

• NABat – NC Volunteers

• Bat Info  – NC Wildlife Resources Commission

• Bats of North Carolina  – NC Wildlife Resources Commission

• Bat Conservation International

• Bat Gardens & Houses  – Bat Conservation International

• Bats in Homes and Buildings  – Bat Conservation International

• NC Bat Conservation Documentary: In Echo All About

• Bats  – NC State Extension