Confirmation of seasonal roost change by the lesser mouse-eared bats, <i>Myotis blythii</i>, in Altai
Two lesser mouse-eared bats (of 51 individuals, marked with bat rings in September, 2019, in their summer roost, Letuchih Myshei Cave (“The Bat Cave”), Altai Territory) were met in two different caves of the Tigirekskiy Nature Reserve in the January 2020. Distances between banging place and localities of secondary findings were 29 and 31 km. This is the first approved case of seasonal local migration of lesser mouse-eared bats in Altai.