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Second Guessing the Maximum Likelihood Estimator Values for Bat Surveys
(2026-06-09)
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service allows acoustical surveys and automated identification software to determine the presence of the endangered northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) and Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis). ...
Distribution of Northern Long-eared Bat Summer Habitat on the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia
(2026-06-10)
Species distribution models enable resource managers to avoid and mitigate impacts to, or enhance habitat of, target species at the landscape level. Persistent declines of northern long-eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis) ...
Sources of Yearly Variation in Gray Bat Activity in the Clinch River Watershed, Virginia
(2026-06-10)
The gray bat (Myotis grisescens) is a cave-obligate species that has been listed as federally endangered since 1976, following population declines from human disturbance at hibernation and maternity caves. However, with ...
Estimating Elk Abundance Using the Lincoln-Petersen Method
(2026-06-10)
Achieving a target population size is often the first goal of species restorations. From 2012 to 2014, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources released 75 elk (Cervus canadensis) originating from Kentucky into Buchanan ...
Distribution Probability of the Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel in the High Allegheny Mountains
(2026-06-25)
In the central Appalachians of Virginia and West Virginia, the Virginia northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus; VNFS) is a subspecies of northern flying squirrel generally associated with red spruce (Picea ...
Seasonal Activity Patterns of Northern Long-eared Bats at Hibernacula in Western Virginia
(2026-07-06)
Understanding the relationships of biotic and abiotic factors to seasonal activity at hibernacula is important for the conservation of bats impacted by white-nose syndrome (WNS). Research on the relative and probable ...
Home Range Size and Resource Use by Eastern Spotted Skunks in Virginia
(2026-07-06)
Throughout much of the eastern U.S., many forested ecosystems have lost large amounts of core forest areas due to land-use change, isolating wildlife in forest fragments. The eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius) is ...
Southern Fox Squirrel and Eastern Gray Squirrel Interactions in a Fire-maintained Ecosystem
(2026-07-06)
Southern fox squirrels (Sciurus niger niger) have been declining due to habitat fragmentation, cover type conversion, and fire suppression in the Southeast. A decrease in growing season burns has led to hardwood encroachment ...
Assessing Tricolored Bat Acoustic Monitoring for Regulatory Purposes in Relation to Reproductive Period, Cover Type, and Presence of Eastern Red Bats
(2026-06-08)
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) allows use of acoustical surveys and automated identification software to determine the presence of the proposed endangered tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus). Analytical ...
Seasonal Activity Patterns of Northern Long-eared Bats on the Coastal Mid-Atlantic
(2026-07-06)
Conservation of bats declining from white-nose syndrome (WNS) impacts requires an understanding of both temporal and landscape-level habitat relationships. Traditionally, much of the research on bat ecology has focused on ...