Endangered bats found in western NC for first time in over 10 years

we put in the work to catch them, but they’re just so rare nowadays” said Katherine Etchison, a bat biologist at NCWRC.

Despite their name, Indiana bats are known to colonize in more than a dozen eastern states. They primarily reside in forested areas but are known to hibernate in caves and mines.

Researchers said the bats are beneficial to the local continue reading …