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Karen Vanderwolf
We’re In The News – But It’s Not A Good News Story
There’s been a lot of media attention lately regarding declining bat populations. Check out these links below: Click here to view the Global News coverage Check out the Weather Network…
The Winter Count of Hibernating Bats is Over
[PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF/NB MUSEUM – DF McAlpine in the steep snow tunnel with our trusty cable ladder] We have finished our winter count of hibernating bats in New Brunswick…
We recently visited the caves again to check for hibernating bats
[PHOTO CREDIT: DF MCALPINE/NEW BRUNSWICK MUSEUM] We were recently out to the caves again to check for hibernating bats. Unfortunately we didn’t see any bats at the 3 caves…
WNS is Spreading West
[PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF/NB MUSERUM] I am sorry to report that WNS has been confirmed in three counties in Michigan, and one county in Wisconsin . In Michigan, five little…
Science Night!
A few weeks ago Donald McAlpine, a curator at the New Brunswick Museum, and myself visited Princess Elizabeth School to participate in their Science Night program. The program was well…
The Winter Field Season Has Started Again
[PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF/NB MUSEUM] The winter field season has started again and I was out last week to survey an abandoned copper mine. There are still a couple of…
Fungus That Causes WNS Can Grow In The Absence Of Bats
[PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF/NB MUSEUM] Arkansas has become the 23rd state to confirm the presence of White-nose Syndrome (WNS) after 5 northern long-eared bats were found dead in January. The…
We’re Filming Again!
Don McAlpine and I have been busy these past 2 days working with Andre Arseneault, a producer with Rogers TV, and Don MacPhail, member of the New Brunswick Wildlife Trust…
Bat Species and White-nose Syndrome
A Big Brown Bat with a Meal Worm – [PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF/NB MUSEUM] Bats make up nearly a fourth of described mammal species, second only to the rodents…
Fall Field Season Finished and Bat Numbers are Down
[CWF PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF/NB MUSEUM] We’ve finished our fall field season and bat numbers are more depressing than ever. We saw just 39 bats in the 10 sites that…
