Last year, the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome (WNS) in bats was detected in Grand Forks. This winter and spring, the BC Community Bat Program,…
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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…
White nose syndrome fungus detected in B.C.
The fungus that causes white nose syndrome in bats has been detected in bat guano in the Grand Forks area. Since the arrival of the…
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…
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. Dead bat – Dead bats can contribute important information on…
Go to bat for bats during Bat Week
Installing a bat house: Bat houses offer roost sites when natural features such as old trees are rare. Find details at www.bcbats.ca Photo: V Reznicek….
B.C. bats not to blame for COVID-19
Bat count 2019 before social distancing. Photo: Okanagan Bat Project. B.C. annual Bat Count contributes to province-wide surveillance for White-nose syndrome The COVID-19 pandemic has…
Wanted: Reports of dead bats and winter bat sightings
Public help is essential for bat disease monitoring says the Kootenay Community Bat Project B.C. bats are threatened by disease, and researchers continue to ask…
Bat Week? It’s for the bats!
As Halloween approaches, bat enthusiasts around B.C. are celebrating and supporting bats by participating in International Bat Week (October 24-31). Bat Week is all about…
Project boosting bat conservation in B.C.
Organizations working to protect B.C.’s threatened bat species just got a boost — over $185,000 in grants to monitor bat populations, encourage public participation in…