Beginning this month Waccamaw Audubon will be holding its monthly meetings at Inlet Square Mall, Murrells Inlet on the FIRST Thursday of each month- PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A CHANGE IN DAY.

October meeting will drive you batty!

Did you know that with over 1400 different species bats constitute the second largest order of mammals? Only 14 species occur in South Carolina, but of these twelve species occur on the Coastal Plain and so might be found in your neighborhood.  This is not a scary or bad thing because bats eat a lot of insects, especially mosquitos and gnats that can carry disease or just be obnoxious. Bats, like bees and hummingbirds are also important pollinators for many flowering plants and the fruit-eating bats help disperse the seeds of their food plants throughout tropical ecosystems.   Today, bats are under unprecedented threat from widespread habitat destruction, accelerated climate change, invasive species, and other stresses. Without concerted international action, their populations will continue to fall, driving many species to extinction. So come to learn about these fascinating animals.


Ann Wilson, Interpretive Ranger at Myrtle Beach State Park, is our speaker. Her topic, in keeping with the month end holiday, is "Bats".  Weather permitting, Ann will lead us in bat detecting outside after her talk.  Ann Malys Wilson grew up in Oil City, Pennsylvania.  After moving to North Carolina and earning a degree in Marine Biology from UNC-Wilmington she started at Myrtle Beach State Park, where is currently works as an Interpretive Ranger.

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