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Wildlife Conservation Webinar Series
April 29 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Distribution and Activity of Bats in Texas
Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Sarah Fritts
Associate Professor
Texas State University; Department of Biology; Director of Wildlife Ecology Program
Webinar Description:
This webinar will overview the first three years of the North American Bat Monitoring Project in Texas with particular emphasis on species affected by white-nose syndrome (tricolored bats and cave myotis) and those affected by wind energy (hoary bats, red bats, and silver-haired bats). We will explore species relationships with landcover and weather.
Bio:
Sarah Fritts is a broadly-trained wildlife ecologist and Certified Wildlife Biologist that has been focusing on renewable energy ecology for two decades, leading to work on bats across Texas.