Celebrating Bat Appreciation Day, April 17, 2020 Yes, bats are definitely cool. Here are three reasons why: 1. They can fly. Bats are mammals that belong to the order Chiroptera (from the Greek cheir – “hand” and pteron -“wing”). The forelimbs of bats form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of Read more…
We welcome guest writer Eleanor Willson, one of the Conservancy’s summer interns. The work shift begins for me around 9:00pm. The evening is warm, the sun is setting against the water, and night grows calm. As I stand below a bat roosting site, I can hear the bats squeaking and Read more…
Do you have bats on your property? Have you seen them entering or exiting their daytime roosts? The Mayne Island Community Bat Conservation Program is looking for roosting colony sites for our Annual Bat Count. Currently we know of only one roost colony, and we are looking for more on Read more…