[NatureNS] Blomidon Naturalists Soc. Reg. Monthly Meeting: Maritime Bats

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7:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 12, K.C. Irving Envir. Sciences Ctr., =20
University Ave. 5 buildings up from Main St. on west side of avenue, =20
parking OK along Westwood Ave. just to the west.  More information =20
provided below Stephen's query.  Speaker HUGH BRODERS of St. Mary's =20
Univ.  Jim in Wolfville.  ALL ARE WELCOME!

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> From: "Stephen R. Shaw" <srshaw@Dal.Ca>
> Date: December 6, 2011 12:07:55 AM AST
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Blomidon Naturalists Society Regular =20
> Monthly Meeting: Maritime Bats
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>
> Date and time?
>  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Quoting Patrick Kelly <patrick.kelly@dal.ca>:
>
>> Population Biology and Impending Issues of Conservation and =20
>> Management  of Maritime Bats by Dr. Hugh Broders.
>>
>> [NOTE: This presentation was originally scheduled for last fall, =20
>> but  was canceled due to the valley-wide power outage. The =20
>> presentation  will take place in the basement auditorium of the =20
>> Irving Environmental  Science Centre, Acadia University.] ...
>
>
Monday, December 12, 2011 =96 Population Biology and Impending Issues =20=

of Conservation and Management of Maritime Bats by Dr. Hugh Broders.
Bat species that are year-round residents of temperate areas like =20
Nova Scotia have a number of interesting characteristics in common.  =20
Despite their small size they have a life expectancy of decades, have =20=

low reproductive rates, are highly social and are active for only =20
25-30% of the year.  Over the last decade or so my students and I =20
have been trying to better understand the resource selection, =20
movement dynamics and population structure of this group of animals.  =20=

In this talk I will discuss bat population biology, what we know =20
about bats in the region and finally talk about a major impending =20
threat to our bat populations: white nose syndrome.  White nose =20
syndrome is the name given to the condition of bats that are affected =20=

by a fungus that grows on the nose of bats that was first documented =20
in the winter of 2005/06 and has since wiped out millions of bats in =20
the northeastern United States and Canada.  Based on the rate of =20
spread of the condition is seems unlikely that the Maritimes will be =20
spared from It ravaging effects.  If the fungus makes its way to our =20
region and the local effects are consistent with those documented in =20
the northeastern US, we can expect to lose up to 95% of our bats in =20
the first few years, if not more.  I hope these predictions are wrong =20=

but regardless we are in for a challenging time!

Dr. Broders works at the Department of Biology at St. Mary's =20
University. Originally from Tilting, Newfoundland, he earned his PhD =20
from the University of New Brunswick and has been a faculty member at =20=

Saint Mary's University since 2003. He teaches courses in ecology, =20
evolution, and conservation biology and is a population ecologist =20
with specific interests in bats and the biology of small populations. =20=

Together with keen and enthusiastic students he does research on a =20
variety of species and subjects, most notably the social and =20
population structure of bats. [NOTE: This presentation was originally =20=

scheduled for last fall, but was canceled due to the valley-wide =20
power outage. The room for this presentation is not yet .]


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7:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 12, K.C. Irving Envir. Sciences Ctr., University =
Ave. 5 buildings up from Main St. on west side of avenue, parking OK =
along Westwood Ave. just to the west. &nbsp;More information provided =
below Stephen's query. &nbsp;Speaker HUGH BRODERS of St. Mary's Univ. =
&nbsp;Jim in Wolfville. &nbsp;ALL ARE WELCOME!<br><div><br><div>Begin =
forwarded message:</div><br =
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href=3D"mailto:patrick.kelly@dal.ca">patrick.kelly@dal.ca</a>&gt;:</div><d=
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type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Population Biology and Impending =
Issues of Conservation and Management<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>of Maritime Bats by Dr. =
Hugh Broders.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">[NOTE: This presentation was originally scheduled =
for last fall, but<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; =
</span>was canceled due to the valley-wide power outage. The =
presentation<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>will =
take place in the basement auditorium of the Irving Environmental<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>Science Centre, Acadia =
University.] ...</div> </blockquote><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> =
</blockquote><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Times New Roman; letter-spacing: =
0.0px"><b>Monday, December 12, 2011 =96 </b><i>Population Biology and =
Impending Issues of Conservation and Management of Maritime Bats </i>by =
Dr. Hugh Broders.&nbsp;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Times New =
Roman; letter-spacing: 0.0px">Bat species that are year-round residents =
of temperate areas like Nova Scotia have a number of interesting =
characteristics in common.&nbsp; Despite their small size they have a =
life expectancy of decades, have low reproductive rates, are highly =
social and are active for only 25-30% of the year.&nbsp; Over the last =
decade or so my students and I have been trying to better understand the =
resource selection, movement dynamics and population structure of this =
group of animals.&nbsp; In this talk I will discuss bat population =
biology, what we know about bats in the region and finally talk about a =
major impending threat to our bat populations: white nose =
syndrome.&nbsp; White nose syndrome is the name given to the condition =
of bats that are affected by a fungus that grows on the nose of bats =
that was first documented in the winter of 2005/06 and has since wiped =
out millions of bats in the northeastern United States and Canada.&nbsp; =
Based on the rate of spread of the condition is seems unlikely that the =
Maritimes will be spared from It ravaging effects.&nbsp; If the fungus =
makes its way to our region and the local effects are consistent with =
those documented in the northeastern US, we can expect to lose up to 95% =
of our bats in the first few years, if not more.&nbsp; I hope these =
predictions are wrong but regardless we are in for a challenging =
time!</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal =
12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Times New Roman; letter-spacing: 0.0px">Dr. =
Broders works at the Department of Biology at St. Mary's University. =
Originally from&nbsp;Tilting, Newfoundland, he earned his PhD from the =
University of New Brunswick and has been a faculty member at Saint =
Mary's University since 2003. He teaches courses in ecology, evolution, =
and conservation biology and is a population ecologist with specific =
interests in bats and the biology of small populations. Together with =
keen and enthusiastic students he does research on a variety of species =
and subjects, most notably the social and population structure of bats. =
<b>[NOTE: This presentation was originally scheduled for last fall, but =
was canceled due to the valley-wide power outage. The room for this =
presentation is not yet .]</b></font></div></div><br></body></html>=

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