Bat Night

  Photos of bats courtesy WDNR

Bat Night Friday, June 14, 2013, 8-10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, 7-9 p.m. Age 12 & Up

Join Wehr Nature Center Naturalist, Howard Aprill, for an evening devoted to the fiction, folklore, and, most importantly, the facts about these common and misunderstood wild neighbors.

Discover which bats live in your neighborhood, and learn about the race to save North American Bats from potential extinction from the disease, White Nose Syndrome. According to a recent study published in Science, loss of bats in North America could cost agriculture at least $3.7 billion per year.

WDNR	After the indoor introduction to Bat Night, join Howard in search of bats in Whitnall Park. Using the latest technology, you will "hear" the ultrasonic echolocations of bats. The detector combines a system for recording the bat calls and a global positioning system (GPS). The recordings will show different sound wave patterns for different species, and the GPS will pinpoint the location of the bat.
	Little Brown Bat sonogram WDNR	Eastern Pipestrelle sonogram WDNR

 You'll learn how you can protect bats through participation in Citizen Science monitoring. You can provide important data for the bat surveys of the Wisconsin Bat Monitoring Program.

Come dressed for the weather and be prepared to walk at a brisk pace over Whitnall Park trails in the dark.

Please register by Wednesday before the program.

2013 Admission 
Non-Milwaukee County Resident (Age 13 & up): $10 per person
Milwaukee County Resident (Age 13 & up): $7 per person
Friend of Wehr or child Age 12 & under: $5 per person