Researchers from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources have discovered a new species of tree bat living in Rock County, bringing the official count for species of bats in Wisconsin to eight.
The species, called the evening bat, is the first new species of bat discovered in Wisconsin since 1954. The evening bat is frequently found in the southern United States and has been seen once in Minnesota, but Wisconsin is the first northern state to have a sustained evening bat population, said Owen Boyle, section chief of the DNR National Heritage Conservation branch.
Researchers found the bat living in hollow trees in the Avon Bottom-read more
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