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Learn all about bats at upcoming educational program at the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge
July 15, 2016
Just what you always wanted to know—all about bats.

A fun and educational event is planned at the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge, a special program called Discover Bats. This is your chance to learn all about bats from the experts.

The program is this coming Friday, July 22, and begins at 7:00 p.m. at the Education Barn at the Refuge. As part of the evening, bat houses, built at the Refuge, will be available for sale.

And when we say learn from the experts, we mean it. Information about those fascinating bats will be given in a presentation by Jenny Barnett, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Biologist who is an expert on bats.

"In the 2012 bat survey conducted at wildlife refuges throughout the Pacific Region, the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge observed the greatest number of bat species, even though our Refuge is one of the smallest in land area," read a press release from the Friends of the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge. "The most numerous among the species seen were the hoary bat, little brown bat, silver haired bat, yuma myotis, and California myotis. One likely reason for the diversity is the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge's variety of environments and its geographical location."

The program will last about an hour.

For more information, call 267-3888. To see the official flyer for this event, click here.
 
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