From the urgent (you’ve been touched or bitten) to the everyday (a bat in your house), fast guidance for every kind of encounter.
Bats roost in attics, awnings, barns, sometimes for decades. Here’s how to coexist safely, manage a colony, or report one on a property you’re buying or selling.
Bat biology, BC’s 15 species, real-world safety, white-nose syndrome, and the conservation science that shapes our work.
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Support our work DonateHave a question about bats, a roost on your property, or a sighting to share? We’d love to hear from you, reach the BC Community Bat Programs team by email or phone, or connect with the coordinator for your region.
A Townsend’s Big-eared Bat, one of the species our network helps protect.
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The quickest ways to reach us are by email or phone. For anything specific to your area, a colony in your building, a bat box question, or a local sighting, your regional coordinator is often the best first contact.
Send us a note any time at info@bcbats.ca and we’ll point you to the right person.
Prefer to talk? Reach our toll-free line at 1-855-922-2287.
Local questions are best answered locally, look up your regional coordinator for on-the-ground help.
The form below sends your message straight to the right inbox. Prefer email or phone? Reach info@bcbats.ca or 1-855-922-2287 and we’ll route it to headquarters or your regional coordinator.
A question, a colony to report, or something for your regional coordinator — send it here and we’ll route it to the right person.
We’ve routed your note to the right inbox and will be in touch soon. For anything urgent, call 1-855-922-2287.
Questions, sightings, or a bat in your barn, reach out and we’ll help you find the answer or the right person.
