Article: RARE BATS CALL FORT BRAGG HOME

FORT BRAGG, N.C., March 13 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news release:

By Eve Meinhardt Paraglide

Fort Bragg is home to all classes of wildlife, which includes numerous species of bats. The Fort Bragg Endangered Species Branch along with Copperhead Environmental Consulting has been able to identify 10 species of bats on Fort Bragg and Camp Mackall. Two of the identified species are considered rare and federal species of concern, the Rafinesque's big-eared and the Southeastern myotis. The Rafinesque's big-eared bat is also listed as state threatened and the Southeastern myotis is listed as a special concern species by the state.

Both species live in bottomland, hardwood habitats in ...

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