A Bat Week Special Interview with an Environmental Scientist and Wildlife Biologist

Welcome to Bat Week!  Bat Week is an international and annual celebration to bring awareness to bat conservation – a significant issue for our Division of Mine Reclamation (DMR).   Around the world, bats are vital to our ecosystems. They pollinate flowers, eat insects, and even spread seeds. In California, there are 25 native species of bats, and many…

It’s California Bat Week – October 24-31, 2018

It’s California Bat Week October 24-31, 2018. Bats are one of the most important animals in our environment. With more than 1,300 different species in the world, bats are diverse in both how they look and how they keep ecosystems balanced. While they might be creepy, bats are vital to a healthy environment. One bat…