A Netting Survey of Water and Cave Areas Used by Bats at Craters of the Moon National Monument, Butte County, Idaho
Keller BL and Saathoff RT. 1996. A Netting Survey of Water and Cave Areas Used by Bats at Craters of the Moon National Monument, Butte County, Idaho. Idaho Museum of Natural History, Idaho State University. Pocatello, ID
This report summarizes museum collections, netting efforts, nursery use, and selected day roost use of lava-tube caves by bats at Craters of the Moon National Monument. Six sites were selected for netting as a result of the presence of water needed by bats for drinking. Sixteen additional caves were surveyed during the day to increase the number of sites reviewed, expanding upon last year's efforts to locate day roosting Corynorhinus townsendii. Caves previously containing nursery colonies of bats were revisited to determine if colonies were present at the same locations evaluated last year (Keller and Saathoff, 1995). Of the six sites initially selected to net, five were netted and all sites yielded bats. One nursery colony was located. Further study of Monument bats is recommended.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Keller, Barry; Saathoff, Richard
- Date of Issue
- 1996-07-10
- Publisher
- Idaho Museum of Natural History, Idaho State University
- Units
- CRMO
- Keywords
- Bats, Caves, Lava Tubes