I-95 Bat Survey
As part of a project development and environment study to widen I-95 in South Florida, RS&H wildlife biologists collected 75 bats occupying the I-95 bridge over Glades Cutoff Road to identify the species for an Endangered Species Biological Assessment. The task was completed under a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Scientific Collecting Permit.
The team collected the bats using a 5.2-meter-high by 12-meter-wide and 38-millimeter mesh polypropylene bat mist net hung from the bridge adjacent to one of the expansion joints inhabited by the bats. The teamed determined the bats to be Brazilian free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) before releasing them without harm.
Other environmental services conducted by RS&H for this project included:
- Documenting gopher tortoises, bald eagles, sandhill cranes, and wood storks within the project corridor
- Calculating the unavoidable wood stork forage biomass impacts within their Suitable Foraging Habitat
- Delineating and assessing impacts to wetlands and Essential Fish Habitat
- Preparing a Wetland Evaluation Report and Essential Fish Habitat Assessment
Project Details
| Description | Transportation Environmental Ecological Services & Permitting |
| Location | Saint Lucie County, FL |
| Client | Florida Department of Transportation |
