<p>Biologists can identify when bats mounted with PIT (passive integrated transponders) tags pass through this fixed antenna system at the cave's entrance. Studying bat movements is important to understanding the effects of white-nose syndrome, which arouses bats from hibernation.
</p><p>Photo credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS
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