Regional program

Peace

Based in Dawson Creek, the Peace Bat Conservation Project raises awareness and monitors bat populations across the Peace region.

Peace Bat Conservation Project, c/o Inge-Jean Hansen, Box 2571, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 5A1

Landscape in the Peace region of British Columbia.
The program

Local help, close to home.

Based in Dawson Creek, the region includes communities north along Hwy 97 and 77 to the Yukon border, south to Tumbler Ridge, west to the northern Rockies (Lemoray), and east to the Alberta border. It includes Chetwynd, Tumbler Ridge, Hudson’s Hope, Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Fort Nelson, and Toad River.

The Peace Bat Conservation Project was designed to help draw awareness to bat conservation in the Peace region by providing information on bats and getting public assistance in locating existing bat colonies, while establishing monitoring for known bat populations.

Partners
  • Charlie Lake Conservation Society
  • School District 60 to Peace River North
  • Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation
  • Ducks Unlimited Canada
  • Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
  • Home Hardware and Windsor Plywood
Who flies here

Bats of Peace.

An estimated 8 of BC’s 15 species occur here. Swipe through the field guide, tap the on a photo for credits.

Little Brown Myotisendangered
Little Brown Myotis
Myotis lucifugus
Forearm33–40 mm
RoostBuildings, trees
RangeThroughout BC
Call40 kHz
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Big Brown Batstable
Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus fuscus
Forearm41–52 mm
RoostBuildings, attics
RangeThroughout BC
Call25–30 kHz
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Long-eared Myotisstable
Long-eared Myotis
Myotis evotis
Forearm34–41 mm
RoostTree bark, stumps
RangeAcross BC
Call30–35 kHz
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Long-legged Myotisstable
Long-legged Myotis
Myotis volans
Forearm34–44 mm
RoostBuildings, snags
RangeMost of BC
Call40 kHz
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Silver-haired Batstable
Silver-haired Bat
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Forearm38–45 mm
RoostUnder tree bark
RangeForested BC
Call25–30 kHz
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Hoary Batstable
Hoary Bat
Lasiurus cinereus
Forearm50–57 mm
RoostTree foliage
RangeMost of BC
Call~20 kHz
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Northern Myotisendangered
Northern Myotis
Myotis septentrionalis
Forearm34–38 mm
RoostTrees, under bark
RangeNorthern BC
Call40 kHz
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Eastern Red Batstable
Eastern Red Bat
Lasiurus borealis
Forearm36–43 mm
RoostTree foliage
RangeRare migrant
Call~35 kHz
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Species ranges are approximate. See the full field guide to BC’s bats →

Your local program

Have bats in the Peace?

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.