If you have bats in your house, barn, or property, please contact us.

If you need to immediately remove a single bat from your living room or elsewhere in your house, here’s how! For more information watch this video from Bat Conservation International.

Report a dead bat

BC Bats
community bat programs
help people and bats

If you have bats in your house, barn, or property, please contact us.

If you need to immediately remove a single bat from your living room or elsewhere in your house, here’s how!

For more information watch this video from Bat Conservation International.

White Nose Syndrome Surveillance

Report a dead bat

Learn About Bats

Bats are not rodents. They are their own group of mammals and more closely related to primates than rodents.

Bat Boxes

Bat boxes can support hundreds of bats. Here is all you need to know about making & placing a great bat box.

Living With Bats

There are many reasons why you may decide to maintain your colony of bats rather than try to get rid of them.

Evict Bats From Buildings

Learn how to gently and safely evict bats from buildings or get help with removing a single bat from inside your house.

Get Involved

Community Bat Projects provide many opportunities for residents to get involved in bat conservation and research.

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Trick or…bat trivia? Celebrate bats during Halloween

October 3, 2023

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, by taking part in International Bat Week (October 24-31). Bat Week is all about appreciating these amazing animals and their benefits, which in Canada... ➤

Comox becomes Vancouver Island’s First Certified Bat Friendly Community

August 11, 2023

The Town of Comox has officially been designated the first Bat Friendly Community on Vancouver Island. The certification is endorsed by the BC Community Bat Program, a science-based network of biologists who promote awareness and stewardship of bats across the province. The Town joins other mainland communities that have received... ➤

Bat Pups Learning to Fly

August 3, 2023

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, may have bats flying into their house, and occasionally find a bat on the ground or roosting in unusual locations. These surprise visitors are often... ➤

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