Stories and photos from the field
Greetings friends, This is my first foreign correspondence while I am doing research on bats in Costa Rica. I will be following up at the end of my trip to sum up what I have learned from this experience. Currently, I am conducting acoustic surveys across Costa Rica using two Wildlife Acoustics SM4BAT full-spectrum passive… Continue reading Collecting Bat Acoustic Data Using Passive Recorders in Costa Rica
The Night. It is disappearing before our eyes. As the human population grows, so does the light pollution produced by our infrastructure; this concentration of lights produced by cities can be seen from space. Dr. Lewanzik at La Selva Biological Field Station in Costa Rica researches the impact of increased light intensity on bats. A… Continue reading Stealing the Night from Bats
“Rats with wings”, “they suck your blood”, “they get caught in your hair”, “they carry diseases”; when I was young I heard all of these things about bats. Thankfully, in my schooling, I gained clarity into these rumors and common misconceptions. The fact that these creatures are so misunderstood endears them to me. While it is… Continue reading The Jamaican Fruit Bat