Austin's iconic bat population faces a lot of challenges. Freezes. Fungus. Future development. The city wants to hire a bat scientist to help protect them.
So, the city's Animal Advisory Commission wants to hire a bat biologist, known in bat-people speak as a chiropterologist, to ensure theThe commission unanimously voted last week to recommend hiring a full-time chiropterologist in the hopes of preserving the population of 1.5 million bats under the Ann Richards Congress Avenue Bridge.
Then, there's the development at the former Austin American-Statesman site, which Odegard says could disturb the bridge-dwelling bats next door. Odegard says a dedicated biologist with city resources could help resolve"bat-human conflict" there. For example, if the bats start to roost in the parking garage or if the buildings at the site crowd out the sun during cold snaps.
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