Department of Defense Strategy to Support Multi-Agency Bat Conservation Initiative within the State of Utah

A total of 18 species of bat are known to occur in Utah; 6 or 30% are considered Utah Species of Concern. Very little information is known about the distribution or population status of bats in the state. Prior to this project, bat inventory data for Utah was scattered within private, state, and fed...

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Main Authors: Knight, Robert N, Wilson, Lauren B, Kozlowski, Adam J, Sutter, Ben, Hersey, Kimberly A, Bailey, Carmen
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
BATS
Biology
CONSERVATION
DATA BASES
DEFENSE SYSTEMS
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Economics and Cost Analysis
INTERROGATION
MULTI-AGENCY
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
STORAGE
STRATEGY
UTAH
WILDLIFE
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Summary:A total of 18 species of bat are known to occur in Utah; 6 or 30% are considered Utah Species of Concern. Very little information is known about the distribution or population status of bats in the state. Prior to this project, bat inventory data for Utah was scattered within private, state, and federal holdings and were not collectively available for resource managers. Lack of such information presents difficultly to identify and address statewide management issues related to the conservation of bats. With five Department of Department (DoD) facilities in Utah, whose management authority extends over 1.8 million acres, it was crucial to identify distribution and frequency of occurrence to prevent encroachment and listing issues related to the lack of conservation management of bat species in Utah. This Legacy Program funded project has consolidated the majority of known collected bat data in the state of Utah with the promise of receipt of many other data from various sources. A web-based geodatabase has been created to allow entry, storage, and queries of old, new and future data for any and all contributing partners and land managers with restricted access to other interested parties. Strict data use agreements, similar to those in place for current data holdings by the Utah Department of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) Heritage Program, are in place to protect data. Prepared in cooperation with Utah Department of Wildlife Resources and with Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education.