S.C. Natural Resources Dept.: New Bat Species for South Carolina Discovered in Upstate
November 16, 2023
November 16, 2023
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 16 -- The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release:
Scientists have known for many years that South Carolina has been home to 14 bat species, but another bat species has now been recorded: the gray bat (Myotis grisescens).
This fall, scientific staff with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) discovered the first gray bat in South Carolina roosting in a crevice on the underside of a bridge . . .
Scientists have known for many years that South Carolina has been home to 14 bat species, but another bat species has now been recorded: the gray bat (Myotis grisescens).
This fall, scientific staff with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) discovered the first gray bat in South Carolina roosting in a crevice on the underside of a bridge . . .