From acoustic surveys to mist netting, park staff and researchers throughout the National Park Service learn more about bats everyday.
![bat in mist net](/common/uploads/grid_builder/bats/crop16_9/0ADD96D0-1DD8-B71B-0BA767D0DDDC7F89.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
Studying Bats
Park staff and researchers use different methods to study bats and their habitats.
![hibernating little brown bat](/common/uploads/grid_builder/bats/crop16_9/B0BBFE47-1DD8-B71B-0BF57B20BD87F9D0.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
Protecting Bats in Parks
The National Park Service actively protects bats and their habitats.
![scientists holds radiotransmitter](/common/uploads/grid_builder/bats/crop16_9/0B079D65-1DD8-B71B-0BCB5CE8A0726B64.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
Bat Acoustic Survey Database
Several agencies and organizations use this database to collect data from acoustic surveys of bats.
![tri-colored bat with white-nose syndrome](/common/uploads/grid_builder/bats/crop16_9/0C8286E1-1DD8-B71B-0B8891445F3C3390.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
White-Nose Syndrome Projects in Parks
Park staff manage projects to learn more about white-nose syndrome.
Last updated: January 19, 2017