Little Brown Myotis, Myotis lucifugus
Photo: Vermont Fish & Wildlife
Little Brown Myotis
Myotis lucifugus
Forearm33–40 mm
RoostBuildings, trees
RangeThroughout BC
Call40 kHz
The program
Local help, close to home.
The North Island Chapter launched in 2019 with administrative support from the Cumberland Community Forest Society, serving the Comox Valley, Strathcona, and Mt. Waddington Regional Districts plus associated Discovery Islands and the Broughton Archipelago.
Current activities include education, disease surveillance, community engagement, specimen testing, consultation, roost recruitment, and annual bat counts. The program coordinates volunteer participation, delivers public presentations across age groups and organizations, supports "Bat-Friendly Communities" initiatives, and facilitates community art projects, with training provided to over 30 ambassador candidates.
The team assists landowners and organizations with species identification using acoustic sampling and genetic analysis, health guidance, and exclusion strategies including habitat provision.
Partners
- Cumberland Community Forest Society
- Comox Valley Land Trust
- K'omoks First Nation
- University of Guelph
- Comox Valley Community Foundation
- Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation
- Forest Enhancement Society of BC
- BC Conservation Foundation
