Oct 31, 2017
This week is all about bats! We are celebrating bats today with Amanda Bevan of the Organization for Bat Conservation located in my home state, Michigan. Grey and I spoke with Amanda via Skype.
Amanda shares her story about her first bat encounter while in Indonesia and how that experience changed her outlook about bats. Amanda’s life was also changed drastically with the big brothers big sisters program when her big sister influenced her to get outside in nature. We also learned how bats are incredible bug eating machines and pollinators. So listen for more bat stories and fall in love with these tiny animals and absorb Amanda’s enthusiasm!
In this episode you will hear:
- 3 very good reasons why we should love bats
- About new technology that can help locate and identify bats
- The best time of year to keep or trim palm fronds
- About why white nose syndrome is so devastating to the bat population
- About what gives Amanda hope to continue with this work she loves!
Enjoy!