Biologists asking the public for reports of bats The Kootenay Community Bat Program is asking the public for reports of dead bats and winter daytime…
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Mosquitoes beware: bats have your number
Did you know that a Little Brown Myotis can eat 600 mosquitoes in an hour? Not only do bats devour mosquitoes, but the bats of…
Do something positive for bats during Bat Week
Halloween images of spooky bats and blood-sucking vampires are classically fun. However, they have also created fear and misconceptions about these important animals. International Bat…
There’s a bat outside the front door so what do we do?
It’s August and bat pups are learning to fly and leaving their summer roosts. The BC Community Bat Programs get many reports of bats found…
Annual Bat Count seeks bat roosts and volunteers
Spring is here, with rain, flowers, insects, and – bats! Our B.C. bats are now returning to summer roost sites. One of our more familiar…
Researchers ask public for help protecting B.C.’s bats
British Columbia’s bats are threatened by disease and researchers are asking the public for help. The Kootenay Community Bat Program, in collaboration with the Province…
Helping bats at Halloween
As Halloween approaches, images of scary bats become commonplace. This is the perfect time of year to counter bat myths and do something to help…
B.C. bats not to blame for COVID-19
B.C. annual Bat Count contributes to province-wide surveillance for White-nose syndrome The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a negative spotlight on bats, due to concerns over…
Annual count seeks bat roosts and volunteers
Bat Count contributes to surveillance for white-nose syndrome across the province It can be difficult to know how to help endangered wildlife such as the…
Seeking volunteers and roosts for BC Bat Counts
The Kootenay Community Bat Program (KCBP) is seeking volunteers and bat colonies for the Annual Bat Count. This citizen-science initiative encourages residents to count bats…