New Records of the Eastern Red Bat, Lasiurus borealis, from Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Saskatchewan: A Response to Climate Change?

Authors

  • Craig K. R. Willis Department of Biology, University of Regina, Regina Saskatchewan, S4S 0A2
  • R. Mark Brigham Department of Biology, University of Regina, Regina Saskatchewan, S4S 0A2

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v117i4.819

Keywords:

Eastern Red Bat, Lasiurus borealis, new records, global warming, Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan

Abstract

During the summer of 2001 we captured two Eastern Red Bats (Lasiurus borealis) in Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Saskatchewan. A possible explanation for this range extension is a warming trend since 1965 documented for the area.

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Vol. 117 No. 4 (2003)

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