Forest Bats

News of a new book written by Pandam Nugroho Prasetyo, Sephy Noerfahmy and Hesti Lestari Tata that provides a guide to species (and methods used to catch them) found in two provinces in Sumatra during rapid surveys. Thanks to Sephy for providing a copy! Bats of Agroforests Sumatra pdf

In much of SE Asia, the Kerivoula and Murina forage for insects in dense forest habitats. Using echolocation to detect prey in such “acoustically cluttered” environments is a challenge because of the problems of forward and backward masking. The role of the extremely broad

I thought this video from Australia on roosting behavior of Kerivoula papuensis (should be Phoniscus papuensis) was interesting — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqawKqjxBXk&feature=youtube_gdata. Worth keeping an eye-out for hanging/woven bird-nests as bat roosts where Phoni

Information of small mammal diversity in Kelantan is still scarce, but a recent survey of small mammals was conducted in Gunung Stong State Park. Trapping with standard mist nets and harp traps generated five new distributional records of bats in Gunung Stong State Park and a first re

If done well, REDD+ projects (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) may not only save carbon rich forests, but also protect embattled biodiversity. But what’s the best way to ensure both and carbon and species are preserved under REDD+, a program that pro

Upper hill dipterocarp forests in Malaysia are often understudied due to their rough terrain. This study introduces the assemblage of understorey insectivorous bats that are found in upper hills and briefly compares it with a 1995 study conducted in the lowlands of the same forest. Jo