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Fort Hays State University

Journal

2024

Bat ecology

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Boeing Bats Baseline Survey In Wichita, Ks, Samantha Zimmerman, Lorelei E. Patrick Apr 2024

Boeing Bats Baseline Survey In Wichita, Ks, Samantha Zimmerman, Lorelei E. Patrick

SACAD: John Heinrichs Scholarly and Creative Activity Days

Collecting baseline data on species or taxa of interest is crucial prior to conducting targeted restoration or management activities to determine if such actions had the desired outcomes. The purpose of this project was to acoustically identify the species of bats present at the former Emery Landfill site in Wichita Kansas. Data collected will serve as a baseline for future monitoring and restoration activities at the site. Three SM4Bat acoustic detectors were deployed at the site from June-October, 2023. The recorded bat calls were analyzed using Kaleidoscope Pro software and will be compared to the acoustic data collected in 2021-2022 …