Indiana bat returns to NC after 11 years, captured in Nantahala National Forest
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Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission captured an endangered Indiana bat in Graham County’s Nantahala National Forest—the first such capture in North Carolina since 2015—during surveys for white-nose syndrome survivors, highlighting the bat’s ecological role in insect control and the ongoing threat to its populations.
Topics:health#endangered-species#environment#indiana-bat#north-carolina#white-nose-syndrome#wildlife-conservation
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