Virginia big-eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) roosting in abandoned coal mines in West Virginia

Joshua B. Johnson; John W. Edwards; Petra Bohall Wood

doi:10.1656/1092-6194(2005)012[0233:VBBCTV]2.0.CO;2

Virginia big-eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) roosting in abandoned coal mines in West Virginia

Joshua B. Johnson, John W. Edwards, Petra Bohall Wood

Ecosystem Science and Management

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Abstract

We surveyed bats at 36 abandoned coal mines during summer 2002 and 47 mines during fall 2002 at New River Gorge National River and Gauley River National Recreation Area, WV. During summer, we captured three federally endangered Virginia big-eared bats at two mine entrances, and 25 were captured at 12 mine entrances during fall. These represent the first documented captures of this species at coal mines in West Virginia. Future survey efforts conducted throughout the range of the Virginia big-eared bat should include abandoned coal mines.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	233-240
Number of pages	8
Journal	Northeastern Naturalist
Volume	12
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1656/1092-6194(2005)012[0233:VBBCTV]2.0.CO;2
State	Published - 2005

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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Virginia big-eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) roosting in abandoned coal mines in West Virginia

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