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New Species for Reserve

Friday, October 4, 2019

We did a training session on Saturday and put out a double high net to see what we could catch. To our surprise the first bat turned out to be Tadarida brasiliensis, Brasilian Free-tailed Bat. These are very rare in Corrientes, although common throughout most of Argentina and this is a first for Reserva Don Luis. This makes a total of 14 bat species captured at the reserve.

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Miranda Collett
Miranda Collett

Former Airline Captain of B747, Miranda Collett, switched career in 2010 to become a wildlife conservationist, purchasing a former cattle ranch in NE Argentina.

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