Bats are getting injured or even squished by roll up blinds and power awnings that provide shade to homes in the summer. The BC Community…
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Bat pups learning to fly
Are you noticing more bats around your house or property? You are not alone! Mid-summer is the time when landowners typically notice more bat activity,…
Bat Ambassador Training Workshop coming soon
Interested in learning more about bats? Keen to volunteer to help these animals? The Kootenay Community Bat Project (KCBP) announces its upcoming Bat Ambassador Training…
Annual Bat Count helps monitor endangered wildlife
Program calls for bat roost reports and volunteers Submitted by Kootenay Community Bat Project Spring is here, and with warmer nighttime temperatures our B.C. bats…
Disease threatens the Little Brown Bat
B.C.’s bats, including the well-known Little Brown Bat, are threatened by a fungal disease headed towards the province from Alberta and Washington State. The Kootenay…
Bat-friendly landscaping can help 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…
Bats on the move
Are you noticing more bats around your house or property? You are not alone! Mid-summer is the time when landowners typically notice more bat activity,…
Rick Hoar receives Conservation Leadership Award
By Nicole Trigg Kootenay Conservation Program The Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP) announced the recipients of its annual Conservation Leadership Awards last month as part of…
Public help needed to find bat roosts and count bats
BC Annual Bat Count contributes to monitoring for impacts of white-nose syndrome across the province Spring is here and bats are returning to summer roost…
Go to bat for bats during Bat Week
As Halloween approaches and bat decorations appear, bat enthusiasts around B.C. are celebrating and supporting our real bats by participating in International Bat Week (October…