Biologists from Conserve Wildlife Foundation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s New Jersey field office – all specialists in bat surveying – teamed up last month for the fourth year of “mist netting” in the Pine Barrens. The team aims to capture bats and identify their species, sex and reproductive status, and to take wing measurements.

Mist nets are comprised of fine threads, such as nylon or polyester mesh, that are inconspicuous, particularly in the dark.