About the program.
The BC Community Bat Program is a province-wide, not-for-profit network working to conserve British Columbia’s bats through public education, help with bats in buildings, and citizen-science monitoring.
British Columbia is home to 15 species of bats — more than any other province in Canada. Bats are vital to healthy ecosystems: a single bat can eat hundreds of insect pests in a night. Yet they face serious threats, including white-nose syndrome, habitat loss, and wind turbines.
Through regional programs, trained volunteers, and partnerships with communities, landowners, First Nations, and all levels of government, we help people coexist with bats, respond to bats in buildings, and monitor bat populations across the province. Our funding is administered by the BC Conservation Foundation.
Bats in British Columbia.
A snapshot of BC’s bats and our program. Figures current to 2026.
A few more quick facts: bats are the only mammals capable of true flight; BC’s bats are all insect-eaters; some live more than 30 years; and most raise just one pup a year, which makes populations slow to recover. Eight communities in BC are now certified Bat-Friendly.
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The BC Community Bat Program is a province-wide, not-for-profit network working to conserve British Columbia’s bats.
The BC Community Bat Program is a not-for-profit network of regional projects across British Columbia. Through education, help with bats in buildings, and citizen-science monitoring, we help people and bats coexist. BC is home to 15 bat species — more than any other Canadian province. Funding is administered by the BC Conservation Foundation.
The BC Community Bat Program (“BC Bats”) is a province-wide, not-for-profit network of community bat projects dedicated to conserving British Columbia’s bats through citizen science, education, and land stewardship. British Columbia is home to 15 species of bats — more than any other province in Canada — and several are at risk from white-nose syndrome, habitat loss, and other threats. The program helps homeowners and communities coexist with bats, responds to bats found in buildings and in the wild, and coordinates volunteers who monitor bat populations across the province. This work is carried out in partnership with Indigenous governments and First Nations, communities, landowners, and all levels of government. Funding is administered by the BC Conservation Foundation.
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Story ideas.
A few angles we’re always glad to talk about — with data, spokespeople, and photos to match.
White-nose syndrome
The fungal disease devastating North American bats — where it stands in BC, and how the public helps track it.
Living with a colony
Homeowners who share their buildings with maternity colonies, and how safe coexistence actually works.
Citizen science after dark
Volunteers counting bats at roosts across the province — and what a decade of data reveals.
Bats & human health
Rabies facts, myth-busting, and exactly what to do if you find a bat.
Bat-friendly communities
Towns earning Bat-Friendly certification and building habitat for their local bats.
Why bats matter
Pest control, ecology, and the quiet importance of BC’s 15 species.
Get in touch.
For interviews, expert comment, photos, or fact-checking, we’re glad to help — and quick to respond.
- Email: info@bcbats.ca
- Phone: 1-855-922-2287
- Regional experts: our regional coordinators can speak to bats and issues in their own area.
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