Regional program

Metro Vancouver & Sea to Sky

Serving Metro Vancouver, the Sea-to-Sky corridor, and the Howe Sound Gulf Islands, from West Vancouver to Pemberton.

Brynne Graham

Coordinator

1-855-922-2287 ext. 11 vancouverbats@gmail.com
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Landscape in the Metro Vancouver & Sea to Sky region of British Columbia.
The program

Local help, close to home.

The Metro Vancouver & Sea to Sky program serves the Metro Vancouver Regional District (West Vancouver to Langley Township and Maple Ridge); the Sea-to-Sky Highway from West Vancouver to the Pemberton area, including communities along Birkenhead Lake and the In-SHUCK-ch Forest Service Road to Port Douglas; and the Howe Sound Gulf Islands of Bowen, Pasley, Bowyer, Anvil, and Gambier.

Partners
  • BC Conservation Foundation
Who flies here

Bats of Metro Vancouver & Sea to Sky.

An estimated 10 of BC’s 15 species occur here. Swipe through the field guide, tap the on a photo for credits.

Little Brown MyotisSARA · EndangeredB.C. · Blue-listed
Little Brown Myotis
Myotis lucifugus
Forearm33–40 mm
RoostBuildings, trees
RangeThroughout BC
Call40 kHz
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Big Brown BatFederal · Not listedB.C. · Yellow-listed
Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus fuscus
Forearm41–52 mm
RoostBuildings, attics
RangeThroughout BC
Call25–30 kHz
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Yuma MyotisFederal · Not listedB.C. · Blue-listed
Yuma Myotis
Myotis yumanensis
Forearm31–38 mm
RoostBuildings near water
RangeSouthern BC
Call45–50 kHz
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California MyotisFederal · Not listedB.C. · Yellow-listed
California Myotis
Myotis californicus
Forearm30–36 mm
RoostTree cavities, bark
RangeSouthern BC
Call45–50 kHz
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Long-eared MyotisFederal · Not listedB.C. · Yellow-listed
Long-eared Myotis
Myotis evotis
Forearm34–41 mm
RoostTree bark, stumps
RangeAcross BC
Call30–35 kHz
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Long-legged MyotisFederal · Not listedB.C. · Yellow-listed
Long-legged Myotis
Myotis volans
Forearm34–44 mm
RoostBuildings, snags
RangeMost of BC
Call40 kHz
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Silver-haired BatCOSEWIC · EndangeredB.C. · Yellow-listed
Silver-haired Bat
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Forearm38–45 mm
RoostUnder tree bark
RangeForested BC
Call25–30 kHz
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Hoary BatCOSEWIC · EndangeredB.C. · Blue-listed
Hoary Bat
Lasiurus cinereus
Forearm50–57 mm
RoostTree foliage
RangeMost of BC
Call~20 kHz
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Townsend's Big-eared BatFederal · Not listedB.C. · Blue-listed
Townsend's Big-eared Bat
Corynorhinus townsendii
Forearm40–49 mm
RoostCaves, mines
RangeSouthern BC
Call~25 kHz
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Fringed MyotisCOSEWIC · Data deficientB.C. · Blue-listed
Fringed Myotis
Myotis thysanodes
Forearm38–45 mm
RoostRock, buildings
RangeS. Interior
Call20–25 kHz
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Species ranges are approximate. See the full field guide to BC’s bats →

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