Researchers tracked bats across 49 sheep-grazed pastures in Austria; 20 of the country’s 24 bat species were detected, with some small insect-eating bats more active during and after grazing |
Sheep grazing can change the conditions that bats encounter when hunting for insects, with some species becoming more active while livestock are on the land and for a short time after they leave. A survey of 49 sheep-grazed pastures in southern Burgenland, Austria, recorded 20 of the region’s 24 bat species during the summer of…
