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Florida Bonneted Bat Acoustic Survey

In April 2025, Earth Tech conducted an acoustic survey for Florida bonneted bats (FBB) on a site in Osceola County! FBBs are the largest of the 13 species of bats found in Florida. They are endemic to the southern part of the state and listed…
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Florida Bonneted Bat Cavity Peeping

ETE has recently conducted a series of Florida bonneted bat (FBB) tree cavity surveys around Collier County. Florida bonneted bats are a critically endangered mammal endemic to southern Florida. The bats are thought to typically roost in tree…
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Bonneted Bat Acoustic Monitoring

In 2015, Earth Tech installed two bat houses on a site in south Collier county as a part of an onsite mitigation plan for the endangered Florida bonneted bat (Eumops floridanus). Now, several years later, we finally have some residents!…
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Bat House Installation

As part of a mitigation plan for Bonneted bat, ETE recently installed 2 bat houses within an onsite habitat restoration area.  The houses should provide excellent roosting habitat for bats.
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Peeping Cavity Trees

ETE recently performed a roosting\cavity survey for bonneted bats on a parcel of land slated for development in Collier County.  Below are some examples of photographs taken inside cavities found in snag trees.  We scope the interior of the…