Woman-lead team works to survey endangered bats

In May officials hired GAI Consultants Cynthia Hauser, Bethany Gregory, Amy Schneider, and Lisa Sinclair to survey bats for the construction of the $5.8 billion rail line where northern long-eared bat, recently declared “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act had to be considered.

This group of leaders became interested in bat survey work because of their influence from caving. Hauser, for example, said she loves bats. "She always has — starting from her days as a teenage spelunker in Pennsylvania. And it’s that passion that has brought her and three colleagues" to survey projects like this.

By the end of the first week, the team caught and released 61 bats, two squirrels and a small number of disturbingly large moths but no northern long-eared bats. When the survey is complete, results will be sent to officials at U.S. Fish and Wildlife for review. If the project is not likely to adversely affect the bats, it will be cleared to move forward. Nice work ladies. Thank you for being leaders in action!

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