April 9, 2013
The National Park Service is setting aside $40,000 in taxpayer funds for a “potential partner to collaborate on a project to identify the location of bat hibernacula within Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI) in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California.” According to the grant, there are “almost 300 identified and geo-referenced caves” in the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks “of which many are undoubtedly used as bat hibernacula” – the winter quarters of the hibernating animal.
“Our goal is to determine which of the almost 300 caves in the parks are actually used by bats, in particular those caves which are used by sensitive species such as Townsend’s big-eared bat. Because many of these caves are located in steep, mountainous terrain at elevations up to 10,000 ft, some technical climbing/caving skills may be necessary,” the grant said. “Given the significance of the caves and the wildlife they provide habitat for, a monitoring program is desirable for….To Read More.......
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