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Residents have been invited to become “citizen scientists” this summer, tracking bats and collecting data for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG).

A good-sized group of Wrangellites flocked to the Forest Service’s final chautauqua for the season, where ADFG wildlife biologist Michael Kohan delivered an introductory presentation on our winged mammalian friends.

She is one of two researchers for the program in Southeast, which began in 2011. Several approaches are used to track local bats, gathering data on population as well as new information on area varieties’ habits and social beha...