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Re: Convention Guidebooks including 1989
I would like to buy the 1985 KY Guidebook. As Ernie said, Paypal or Check? -Tom
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Bat Conservation Internship with GADNR
BAT CONSERVATION INTERNSHIP
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division The Nongame Conservation Section is offering 2 full-time internships for summer 2010.
These internships will focus on a variety of bat work across the state of Georgia. Activities will include, but are not limited to, mist-netting, anabat sampling, roost searching, cave emergence counts, radio-telemetry, data entry and GIS work. Interns must be willing to work in a team of two for long days (> 10 hours) under physically challenging conditions (e.g., hot days traveling through swamps) and will frequently be required to travel over-night. Travel to study sites will be by state vehicle. Lodging during the week is primitive and will often include overnight stays in check stations or camping. Weekend lodging will only be provided when weekend work is necessary. Individuals with an interest in bat conservation and management are encouraged to apply.
Minimum Qualifications: Applicants must have a valid class C driver’s license. Interns should be comfortable working at night and working in uncomfortable field conditions where encounters with snakes, alligators, biting insects etc. are possible. Interns should be in good physical condition and able to endure outdoor work during hot and humid weather. Interns should be comfortable performing computer-based work and have some knowledge of basic science, ecology and wildlife biology.
Preferred Qualifications: Preference will be given to individuals that have current rabies vaccinations and have experience with bat capture and ID techniques. Some experience using a GPS and GIS programs is also preferred.
Duration: May 15th through August 15th. Start and end dates are flexible.
Salary: $10.49 per hour.
How to apply:
Email or mail a cover letter, resume, and contact information for 2 references to:
Trina Morris, Wildlife Biologist
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Nongame Conservation Section
Wildlife Resources Conservation Center
2065 U.S. Highway 278 SE
Social Circle, GA 30025-4743
katrina.morris@dnr.state.ga.us
Questions Email: katrina.morris@dnr.state.ga.us or Phone: 770-918-6411
Deadline: Application must be received by March 30th
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is an equal-opportunity employer
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Kentucky Residents Sentenced After Killing Bats
Kentucky Residents Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Killing Endangered Bats [fws-southeastnews] NEWS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Tom MacKenzie, FWS, 404-679-7291March 18, 2010 Bob Snow, Special Agent, 502-582-5898 x29 Kentucky Residents Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Killing Endangered BatsOne Kentucky man will spend the next eight months in jail, and another willreceive three years probation for killing more than 100 endangered Indianabats in Laurel Cave, Ky.Lonnie W. Skaggs, Olive Hill, Ky., and Kaleb D. Carpenter, Grayson, Ky.,today were sentenced in U.S. District Court, Ashland, Ky., for violationsof the Federal Endangered Species Act. U.S. Magistrate Judge Edward B.Atkins sentenced Skaggs to two eight-month Federal prison sentences, to runconcurrently, for a total of eight months. Carpenter received three yearsprobation.The investigation began in October 2007 when Carter Caves State Parkemployees documented that visitors had entered Laurel Cave on two occasionsand had killed a total of 105 Indiana Bats; a federally-listed endangeredspecies. It was later revealed that Carpenter and Skaggs had killed thebats with flashlights and rocks; and had crushed bats they knocked from theair and from the cave walls with their feet.Following the initial incident where 23 bats were killed, Skaggs returnedto the cave a few nights later with another Olive Hill resident and killed82 more.“This senseless act of killing dozens of endangered Indiana bats cannot betolerated,” said James Gale, Special Agent-in-Charge for the Service’sSoutheast Region. “These bats are endangered and this reckless behavior isparticularly grievous considering the current health of its population andour work with partners to recover the species.”The Service designated the Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) as in danger ofextinction in 1967, prior to the enactment of the Endangered Species Act.In the fall Indiana bats migrate to caves, called hibernacula, and bymid-November enter hibernation where they remain for the duration ofwinter. In the summer, female Indiana bats form maternity colonies inroost trees, where they give birth to a single “pup,” and raise theiryoung. Roost trees generally consist of snags, which are dead or dyingtrees with exfoliating bark, or living trees with peeling bark. Bats arethe only major predators of night-flying insects.In just one hour a single bat can eat between 600 and 1,000 insect pests.The Indiana bat population has declined since it was listed as anendangered species in 1967, and was estimated by the Service in 2009 to beabout 391,163 individuals.The case was investigated by the Service, Kentucky State Parks, and theKentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources; and was prosecuted byAssistant United States Attorneys Roger West and Rob Duncan.
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Re: Need a Leica A3 to build a DistoX
John Lovaas wrote:They just got a DUSI, and are wrestling with the calibration.
I've wrestled with that too. It takes some patience, but can be done.
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Re: A bit of cave history - cold war fallout shelters
http://www.cavemk.cz/the-vypustek-cave/
with photo-gallery and movie - and you may visit it.
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