Indiana Bat

Small creatures face big problem

One bat can eat more than 3,000-mosquito-sized insects in one night. Their big eating habits are not only beneficial to farmers but also homeowners’ backyards.

However, several factors are destroying bat populations and deterring the species from contributing to the environment.

Factors such as loss of winter and summer habitat, as well as the white nose syndrome epidemic, have specifically threatened the Indiana bat population. Habitat protection and recovery efforts have helped the species recover, but the white nose syndrome has deterred that trend from progressing.

An endangered species

The Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) is listed on both the state and federal endangered species list. The small brown/grey Indiana bat, only two inches in length, weighs less than half an ounce.

Presence/absence surveys

Davey Resource Group holds a Federal Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species Permit (TE235639-0) and State issued permits from Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia to conduct surveys for the Indiana bat. We have completed all types of surveys from large utility line projects to smaller individual parcel projects and general bat surveys for park systems.

Our experience includes:

• Summer Bat Roosting Habitat Surveys
• Bridge Inspections for Roosting Bats
• Wind Turbine Monitoring
• Emergence Surveys
• Mist-netting
• Radio-telemetry
• Acoustic Surveys
• Biological Assessment Preparation
• Endangered Species Surveys

Read our blog to learn more about Davey Resource Group expert Jessica Hickey’s search for Indiana bats.

Contact us for more information on Indiana bat surveys or endangered species management:

Jessica Hickey
Project Manager/Biologist
Davey Resource Group
3728 Fishcreek Road
Stow, Ohio 44224
P: 800-828-8312 ext. 8027
C: 440-263-9568
F: 330-673-0860
jessica.hickey@davey.com