Bats and Bridges
Emma traveled to Farmington, New Mexico in early February to present our bridges research at The Wildlife Society’s AZ/NM Conference. Together with the Wildlife Conservation Society Canada, we sampled bat guano at 225 bridges across the U.S. and Canada.
We genetically detected 18 bat species, six of which were federally listed or listed by state or province as a species of concern. We found that bridges are an effective means to inventory and monitor bat populations, and are useful for detecting listed bat species.
Emma received first place in the poster competition for her presentation. We are particularly proud of her because she was competing against graduate students.
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
Emma Federman
Emma is an undergraduate research assistant majoring in Biomedical Science and minoring in Psychology. Her research has focused on using genetics to monitor a threatened snake species and applying a new non-invasive method to identify rabies virus. The mentorship and lab experience Emma is gaining from PMI will help her future career in genetics.
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