Batwoman By Night…

Student athlete by day, batwoman by night. This photo showcases Taylor Cangemi holding a locally endangered bat species, the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus). Taylor has spent her past two summers working as a field research technician for Dr. Craig Willis’ Bat Lab. The lab is based out of UWinnipeg, but field work is conducted across Manitoba and Ontario. She and her field crew captured this individual during the summer 2023 field season using a triple high mist net. The morphometric measurements of the bat were collected followed by the injection of a unique microchip (PIT tag) prior to being released. Mark-recapture is vital to the long-term monitoring of bat populations and conservation research involving not only bats, but all wildlife.