California’s governor signed Senate Bill No. 732 (SB-732 Bats) in October, making the pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus) California’s official state bat.
SB-732, introduced by Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-San Fernando Valley), started with the efforts of ecologist Dr. Dave Johnston in 2017 and continued with Naomi D’Alessio, a 12-year-old advocate of bats and co-author of the bill.
