Conservation / From Dusk to Dawn: Bats in the Winter

What do bats in South Carolina do in the winter? The winter activities of southeastern bats are as diverse as the bats themselves. If you are in the habit of looking...

FEB 2022 

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Conservation / From Dusk to Dawn: 2021 Recap

Throughout this monthly series, we’ve learned about Palmetto Bluff Conservancy Research + Education Coordinator Lydia Moore’s important work researching and studying the bats of the Bluff. We’ve dispelled myths, learned...

DEC 2021 

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Conservation / From Dusk to Dawn: Fall Update From the Field

The Palmetto Bluff Conservancy began studying bats in 2015 and has established Palmetto Bluff as a long-term bat research and monitoring site. We attempt to net bats year-round and divide...

NOV 2021 

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Conservation / From Dusk to Dawn: Daytime Roosts of Seminole Bats

Swaying in the Breeze: Studying Daytime Roosts of Seminole Bats I am Sam Holst, research fellow for the Palmetto Bluff Conservancy, a position graciously funded by the Friends of the Palmetto...

OCT 2021 

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Conservation / From Dusk to Dawn: Summer Update from the Field

The Palmetto Bluff Conservancy began studying bats in 2015 and has established Palmetto Bluff as a long-term bat research and monitoring site. We attempt to net bats year-round and divide...

SEP 2021 

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Conservation / From Dusk to Dawn: Netting Bats

How do you study bats? There are two major methods for studying bats: catching them in nets or recording them with acoustic devices. Netting bats produces a small amount of extremely...

AUG 2021 

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Conservation / From Dusk to Dawn: Spring Update from the Field

The Palmetto Bluff Conservancy began studying bats in 2015 and has since established Palmetto Bluff as a long-term bat research and monitoring site. We attempt to net bats year-round and...

JUL 2021 

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Conservation / From Dusk to Dawn: Threats to Bats

Last month, we discussed bats’ many beneficial traits and the assortment of important roles they play in the ecosystem. Now that I have (hopefully!) convinced you that bats are vital...

JUN 2021 

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Conservation / From Dusk to Dawn: Why Should We Care about Bats?

Why should we care about bats? When people learn what I do, they often ask me, “Why bats?” To which I respond, “Why not bats?” Bats are incredible! There are more...

MAY 2021 

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Conservation / From Dusk to Dawn: Busting Myths About Bats

Written by Lydia Moore, Palmetto Bluff Conservancy Research + Education Coordinator The word “bat” often evokes horrific (and, in my opinion, over the top) images of Nosferatu and Dracula, sucking the...

APR 2021 

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Conservation / From Dusk to Dawn

Bats are mysterious creatures of the night. Flying silently above our heads, they swoop and dive, snatching insects and eating them mid-air. Bats, misunderstood and unfairly feared, have an extraordinary...

MAR 2021 

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Conservation / A Midsummer Day's Dilemma

It’s one o’clock on a balmy July day, and I’m thinking about how comfortable the temperature is. Just kidding. This is July in South Carolina after all. And heat is no...

APR 2020 

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