The goal of this class was to review how to use remote acoustic recording devices to record bat vocalizations. Remote acoustic survey efforts are a cost-effective way to survey for rare bats in Pennsylvania.  The talk concluded with a bat/bird hike, using equipment to identify bat species in active flight. 

Bats provide ecosystem services to human societies such as being indicators of ecosystem health and providing control over problem insect species. In the state of Pennsylvania, there are 7 species of bats that are of conservation concern, with 3 species listed as endangered and 2 protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Dr. Aaron Haines is a Certified Wildlife Biologist and a Professor of Biology at Millersville University.