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Denman/Hornby Bat Project
Denman & Hornby Islands is served by a local Community Bat Program coordinator who can help you with bats in buildings, species identification, bat houses, and the Annual Bat Count. Reach out using the contact details on this page.
An estimated 10 of BC’s 15 species occur here. Swipe through the field guide, tap the on a photo for credits.
Little Brown Myotis, Myotis lucifugus
Photo: Vermont Fish & Wildlife
Big Brown Bat, Eptesicus fuscus
Photo: John MacGregor, Land Between the Lakes KY/TN · Public domain
Yuma Myotis, Myotis yumanensis
Image © Merlin D. Tuttle, Bat Conservation International, www.batcon.org
California Myotis, Myotis californicus
Image © Merlin D. Tuttle, Bat Conservation International, www.batcon.org
Long-eared Myotis, Myotis evotis
Image © Merlin D. Tuttle, Bat Conservation International, www.batcon.org
Long-legged Myotis, Myotis volans
Image © Merlin D. Tuttle, Bat Conservation International, www.batcon.org
Silver-haired Bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
Photo: Jose Martinez-Fonseca, NAU
Hoary Bat, Lasiurus cinereus
Photo: Paul Cryan
Townsend's Big-eared Bat, Corynorhinus townsendii
Photo: J. Scott Altenbach
Fringed Myotis, Myotis thysanodes
Image © Merlin D. Tuttle, Bat Conservation International, www.batcon.org
Species ranges are approximate. See the full field guide to BC’s bats →
Whether you’ve found a bat, have a colony in a building, or want to join the Annual Bat Count, your local program can help.
