The S.C. State Library’s December list of electronic state publications features a Department of Natural Resources brochure on the state’s bat species and their ecological role.
Based on a release from S.C. State Library.
The South Carolina State Library has released its complete list of December electronic state publications, according to the S.C. State Library.
Among the publications highlighted is Bats of South Carolina, a brochure produced by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), according to the S.C. State Library.
SCDNR is the state agency responsible for protecting and managing South Carolina’s natural and cultural resources, including fish and wildlife, plants and special places, according to the S.C. State Library. The agency has more than 1,000 employees across all 46 counties and serves as the principal advocate and steward of the state’s natural resources, according to the S.C. State Library.
South Carolina has 15 different bat species, according to the S.C. State Library. A 2011 study featured in the SCDNR brochure found that bats serve as natural pest suppressors for the state’s agricultural industry, an effect equivalent to about $115 million spent on pesticides annually, according to the S.C. State Library. Bats can also reduce the impact of pesticides on other wildlife species in South Carolina, according to the S.C. State Library.
White-nose syndrome, a deadly fungal disease in bats, has killed more than 6 million bats worldwide since 2006 and has caused significant local extinctions, according to the S.C. State Library.
The Bats of South Carolina brochure provides an introduction to the state’s bat species, their ecological benefits and ways people can help protect them, according to the S.C. State Library.
The full list of December publications is available through the South Carolina Digital State Documents Depository, which provides electronic access to state agency publications, statistics, reports and data on a range of topics related to state government, according to the S.C. State Library.
Source: S.C. State Library original release.
