Jennifer Reddell is a conservation biologist for the DNR, and a bat expert working with the Wisconsin Bat Project. She talked to WORT about the eight different types of bats found in Wisconsin: the Little Brown bat, the Big Brown bat, the Tri-colored bat, and the Northern Long-eared bat. The Migratory bats who move south in the winter are the Hoary bat, the Silver-haired bat, the Eastern Red Bat, and the Evening Bat. The migratory species are not affected by white-nose syndrome, which is a fungus found in the caves of the hibernating bats, wiping out 80% of little brown bats in Wisconsin.

Redell talks to WORT about the latest developments with the devastating disease, recent conservation efforts, and the light that seems to finally be shining at the end of the cave for Wisconsin bats.

Redell encourages citizen scientists to build bat houses, monitor bat roosts, and track echolocation calls to observe the local bats in your area.

Photo Courtesy: Chali Pittman

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