Karen Krebbs

Bat Basics (eBook, ePUB)

How to Understand and Help These Amazing Flying Mammals

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Explore the Everyday Lives of Bats!

Bats have been misunderstood for generations, yet they are essential to a healthy ecosystem. From insect control to pollination services, we need bats more than most people know. Bat Basics separates fact from fiction in a fascinating, fun guide to the world's only flying mammals. Author Karen Krebbs has been studying bats for more than 30 years. She lectures, teaches, and even trains government workers on the subject-and now she's sharing her expertise with you.

Learn the Bat Basics, such as how they use echolocation, why they hibernate, and what they eat. Discover bat myths that you probably thought were true. Find out how to bat-proof a house. Then turn to the field guide section, and identify a variety of common and important-to-know species. Projects, activities, and tips for helping the bat population round out this comprehensive guide.

Get Bat Basics, and read all about why bats should be celebrated-not feared.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Adventure Publications
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781591938446
• Artikelnr.: 57709207

Autorenporträt

Karen Krebbs worked at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum for more than 26 years and has extensive knowledge of birds, mammals, deserts, and animal adaptations and behavior. Her passion for hummingbirds has resulted in a book, book chapters, scientific papers, and also a husbandry manual for captive hummingbirds for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Her research on hummingbirds includes migration, nesting biology, behavior, song development, and longevity. Karen regularly advises zoological institutions and aviaries on the proper care and husbandry of captive hummingbirds. She has conducted educational workshops and seminars on birds for various organizations, schools, yearly bird festivals, and local bird groups.

Karen has also studied bats for more than 30 years and carries out lectures and workshops about bats. Her long-term monitoring and inventory research project for bats in the Chiricahua Mountains is in its seventeenth year. She trains government employees on the proper protocol and handling techniques for studying bats. She has led and co-led natural history trips in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, Baja, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Galapagos, and Africa. Karen has a B.Sc. degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Science from the University of Arizona.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Bat Evolution & Importance
* What Are Bats?
* Bat Fossils and Bat Evolution
* Bats Today
* Bat Basics
* Frequently Asked Questions
* Bat Myths, Debunked
Species Accounts
Bat Projects & Activities
Find the Bats Near You
Ask a Bat Researcher
Websites
Reading List
Index
Notes
About the Author