The Bats of Utila
Our bat study has two main aims: to continue cataloguing the bat species present on Utila within different habitat types and to estimate the population size of bat colonies living within the limestone cave system (fortunately located next-door to the Kanahau Facility).
Survey methods will include mist netting and the use of a bat detector to analyse echo location calls. Bats captured have data collected on their morphology, as well as being temporarily marked for population estimates.
