Journal
CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
Volume 3, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/csp2.563
Keywords
artificial roost; bat box; endangered species; Indiana bat; microclimate; Myotis septentrionalis; Myotis sodalis; northern-long-eared bat; roost temperature
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- Environmental Solutions & Innovations, Inc. (ESI)
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The use of artificial bat roosts can contribute to bat conservation efforts and promote citizen involvement in conservation activities. Additionally, artificial roosts are easier to study and manage compared to natural roosts, leading to improved conservation outcomes.
As practitioners of mitigation and conservation of bats, we think use of artificial bat roosts contribute to bat conservation and should be encouraged. Problems with boxes identified by Reed and O'Keefe also exist with natural roosts, and they are more readily studied and managed with artificial than natural roosts. Use of boxes also provides an opportunity for citizen science, but more importantly engenders citizen conservation.
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