The Gray Bat (Myotis grisescens) is a federally endangered species that reaches the westernmos

Hunt, Braidy G.

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Pittsburg State University Pittsburg State University Digital Commons Oral Presentations 2024 Research Colloquium 4-17-2024 Using Automated Radio Telemetry to Track Gray Bats in Southeast Kansas Braidy G. Hunt Pittsburg State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/papers_2024 Recommended Citation Hunt, Braidy G., "Using Automated Radio Telemetry to Track Gray Bats in Southeast Kansas" (2024). Oral Presentations. 4. https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/papers_2024/4 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2024 Research Colloquium at Pittsburg State University Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Oral Presentations by an authorized administrator of Pittsburg State University Digital Commons. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@pittstate.edu. Using Automated Radio Telemetry to Track Gray Bats in Southeast KansasBraidy G. Hunt and Andrew D. GeorgeDepartment of Biology, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS 66762Gray Bat (Myotis grisescens) Federally endangered Only known colony in Kansas Migratory species− Travel biannually between summer colonies and large communal hibernacula in the karst regions of Central Hardwoods Little is known about Gray Bat migrationGray Bat (Myotis grisescens) Federally endangered Only known colony in Kansas Migratory species− Travel biannually between summer colonies and large communal hibernacula in the karst regions of Central Hardwoods Little is known about Gray Bat migrationMotus Network Collaborative research network using radio telemetry to track migratory animals Digitally coded tags are attached to mobile animals Motus data are open access and freely available to researchersObjective Track fall migration of gray bats  Describe routes Link the Kansas colony to specific hibernaculaMethods October 2023, attached Motus tags to 20 gray bats Bats were captured with a harp trap placed at a roost exit Collected standard biometric data− Mass, sex, and reproductive status Deployed Motus nodes− Short range omnidirectional data loggersConclusions and Future Work Bats travel east toward the Missouri Ozarks Exact location of hibernacula and routes have not yet been identified Weather patterns affect the migration and activity of gray bats We plan to track an additional 30 bats in fall 2024 The Motus Network will continue to enhance our understanding of migratory animalsAcknowledgementsThis project was funded in part through the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks Chickadee Checkoff Program.The Motus networks of Kansas and Missouri provided the infrastructure to support this project. Special thanks Giorgia Auteri, AleanaSavage, and the rest of the Missouri State University bat ecology lab for their advice and help with tag attachment.Questions?

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