Mines In Lincoln County Studied as Bat Habitats
Members of Bat Conservation International were in the area recently conducting a survey to be used in determining how several abandoned mines on the Lincoln National Forest should be treated. The forest is home to 16 kinds of bats, some of them regional-sensitive, and their presence in mine shafts is one factor in determining how and if an identified hazard should be closed. A team of experts including Andrew Walker, Executive Director of Bat Conservation International (BCI), Jason Corbett, BCI…