Jeremy Siemers, M.S.
Zoologist and Zoology Team Leader
Colorado Natural Heritage Program
Warner College of Natural Resources
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
cnhp.colostate.edu
M.S, Colorado State University - Zoology
B.S., Colorado State University - Biological Sciences
Date: October 31st
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Denver Campus – Science Building, Room 2001
Bats of Colorado: Species, Threats, and Research
Certain bat species found in Colorado are facing unprecedented threats to their survival. We will discuss bat species that are found in Colorado and the emergent threats facing them, including white-nose syndrome and wind energy development. Unique challenges posed by bat ecology will be discussed as well as work being done in Colorado and the Western U.S. by the Colorado Natural Heritage Program and other partners to address these threats.
Jeremy has worked with bats for over 20 years and is the Lead Zoologist for the Colorado Natural Heritage Program, a research program at Colorado State University. He has conducted surveys for and monitoring of bats throughout Colorado in habitats ranging from caves and mines to stock ponds and cattle troughs. He is also involved in the Colorado component of the North American Bat Monitoring Program, a continent-wide effort to monitor bats as well as research on the bat species present within Colorado.