| Stephen Brandebura - Bat Biologist |
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Stephen is a wildlife researcher with a focus on bat ecology. In 2002, Steve received his Bachelor of Science degree at Arkansas Technical University and has since participated in several wildlife related studies, including feeding habits of red-cockaded woodpeckers, rodent community composition, and American kestrel nesting behavior. He is currently a bat biologist with WEST and completing his Master of Science degree at Arkansas State University. While at Arkansas State University, Steve gained a multitude of experience identifying and describing the roosts used by Indiana bats and extending the known ranges of many of the bats in Arkansas.
Steve has substantial experience with bat research. He has mastered many important bat research techniques over the seven years he was involved with bat studies. Steve surveyed bats in Wyoming, Arizona, Arkansas, and Missouri. This includes experience with 25 species. He has made important contributions to our knowledge of Indiana bat ecology through his master’s thesis research. This research primarily used radio telemetry studies to provide the best descriptions of Indiana bat roosting habitat in Arkansas and document the only known Indiana bat maternity habitat in Arkansas.
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