Bat Range - Myotis velifer and Sister Cities International

Bat species Myotis velifer is one of a growing number of bats to suffer from an epidemic of white-nose syndrome, a disease capable of bringing whole colonies to collapse. Solving health crises of this magnitude requires community support and local knowledge. However, like humans, bats migrate, so what if the requisite local knowledge is divided by a militarized border, as is the case for the range of Myotis velifer? Sister Cities International is an organization that links cities in the USA with those of a similar size in countries around the world. This map shows the sister city relationships in Mexico and the USA where both sisters are found within Myotis velifer's range, hinting at possible opportunities for cross-border knowledge exchange and developing community interest in species protection.