From the urgent (you’ve been touched or bitten) to the everyday (a bat in your house), fast guidance for every kind of encounter.
Found a bat →Bats roost in attics, awnings, barns, sometimes for decades. Here’s how to coexist safely, manage a colony, or report one on a property you’re buying or selling.
See all in Got bats? →Bat biology, BC’s 15 species, real-world safety, white-nose syndrome, and the conservation science that shapes our work.
See all in About bats →Summer evening bat counts, acoustic surveillance, ambassador training, Bat-Friendly Community certification, bat boxes. The province-wide network runs on people.
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Instructions, data sheets, and results for the province-wide Annual Bat Count.
Standardized steps for collecting samples and preventing the spread of white-nose syndrome.
Handbooks and step-by-step guides for coexisting with a colony, or humanely excluding one, on the right seasonal schedule.
Working safely and legally around bat habitat for pest control, builders, roofers, and realtors.
How to build, place, and maintain safe, bat-friendly boxes — and the best-management practices behind them.
What communities can do to help bats, and the steps toward Bat-Friendly Community certification.
Foldable books, colouring pages, ID cards, and a scavenger hunt to explore the world of bats.
Activity guides, presentations, and training materials for classrooms, group learning, and outreach.
Simple, science-based guidance for keeping bats — and the people and pets who share their space — safe.
Biology, diversity, habitat, and gardening for bats — the essentials, from a quick FAQ to a 40-page primer.
Yearly summaries and detailed reports of regional bat counts across British Columbia, plus project reports from community programs.
Short how-to videos and longer webinars on bat counts, box-building, and bat-friendly communities.
