Midwest Bat Working Group
Indiana State University
May 6-7, 2010
Day One: May 6, 2010
Opening Remarks
Dan Bradley - President, Indiana State University
Laura Hohman - Website Manager, MWBWG
Brianne Walters - Treasurer, MWBWG
Overview of the MWBWG
Michael D. Baker - Indiana Myotis Program Coordinator, Bat Conservation International
Arkansas State Update
Tom Risch - Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Arkansas State University
Kentucky State Update
Brooke Slack - Kentucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Applications of Genetics to the Study and Management of Bats
Cassandra Miller-Butterworth - Assistant Professor of Biology, Penn State University
An Overview of Bat White-nose Syndrome
David Blehert - Microbiologist, USGS National Wildlife Health Center
Fungal Metabolism of Chiropteran Integument
Evan Pankuk - Ph.D. Student, Arkansas State University
Food Habits Analysis
John O. Whitaker, Jr. - Professor of Life Sciences, Indiana State University
Planning for White-nose Syndrome
Joe N. Caudell - Wildlife Disease Biologist, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
USFWS Region 3 White-nose Syndrome
Richard Geboy - Region 3 White-nose Syndrome Coordinator, USFWS
Illinois State Update
Joe Kath - Endangered Species Project Manager, Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources
Iowa State Update
Amy Halsall - V3 Companies of Illinois Ltd.
Pennsylvania Cave Bat Management
Greg Turner - Pennsylvania Game Commission
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