🦇ICYMI: a great video on our work developing a "probiotic" to help bats survive white-nose syndrome infections. This beautifully shot video also gives a good primer on what the probiotic is all about. This was 2yrs ago -good news...our studies show the probiotic is working! youtu.be/VOtuiB6aiLE?...

🦇Our YouTube channel has lots of bat content! Check out this great short reel discussing the hazards bats face and how we can fix things to reduce harm. #BatsNeedFriends #Subscribe! youtu.be/m5mA3lyTl8I?...

🦇News of the "probiotic" we are using to treat bats against white-nose syndrome makes the National News this week - on CBC's "Your World Tonight" - the story is introduced in the first minute and then highlighted between 22:25-25:43 www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Quirks and Quarks takes on the curious story of the European Serotine bat and its mating behaviour. Proof, once again, that bats are often "extraordinary"! www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...

Let’s finish #BatWeek2025 strong! 🦇 Grade 1 kids in NW Calgary are fundraising for bats thru “chores for conservation” — and they’re SO close to their $500 goal! 💪 Such curious future bat biologists! ❤️ Help them reach it: www.justgiving.com/page/ffcagra...

🦇A text version of Dr. Cori Lausen's "What on Earth?" interview last week is now up on CBC! ICYMI! #HappyBatWeek! www.cbc.ca/radio/whaton...

🦇 HAPPY BIRTHDAY @albertabats.bsky.social ! #BeatrixPotter (1866 - 1943) STUDY OF THE HEAD OF A BAT, 1888 Watercolour with traces of charcoal underdrawing on paper

Our AGM is taking place Monday November 17 both in person and online via Zoom In addition to our formal agenda we will also have special guest Susan Holroyd from @albertabats.bsky.social speaking on #bats in #yyc Please register if you plan on attending: www.eventbrite.com/e/1892726940...

🦇Scrub-a-dub! Bats are very fastidious when it comes to hygiene. #BatBaths #HappyBatWeek The cute you didn't know you needed today! #BigBrownBat youtu.be/DNMxbFhM7v4?...

#HappyBatWeek! 🦇Fun bat fact: bat echolocation calls are high frequency - so we can't hear them but they are LOUD! 120 decibels loud! Check out this short video from our channel - "How loud are they?" youtu.be/nksKxitKiqk?...

We talked to over 1,000 people this past Sat/Sun at @telus-spark.bsky.social !! Lots of good conversations about bats & lots of fun crafting! We had questions from bat boxes to white-nose syndrome to how bats avoid cancer! Photos by star volunteer Natasha Gidluck. #BatWeek #YYC

The threats facing bats are evolving faster than bats can keep up 🦇 (1/4) #BatMonth #BatConservation @albertabats.bsky.social

Our #BatTeam is spread over two provinces - but we work together to help protect, conserve and better understand bats. #HappyBatWeek from the @wcscanada.org Western Bat Program!

🦇This has GOT TO BE the cutest, sweetest post for #BatWeek2025! Way to go kids! 😍Bat Club!

🦇And so it begins! #BatWeek2025! Celebrate bat week by sharing bat facts, donating to bat research & outreach, learn something new about bats - or go to batweek.org to get some new ideas! Happy Bat Week everybody!

Help us, help bats. #Donate #OctoberForBats www.justgiving.com/campaign/oct...

Ooooh! Are we really taking over? That really would be scary! LOL! But seriously - we are very excited about visiting Telus Spark this weekend! Come on out and learn about bats for #BatWeek! #BatsNeedFriends

🦇#NewsFlash! Work by our Western Bat Program Team makes the news! Just in time for #BatWeek! The probiotic appears to be helping bats - any increase in survivorship is going to be a bonus. Check out the story here: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Do bats hold the keys to long life? And maximizing "health spans"? An interesting dive into bat physiological studies and a discussion of what we might learn from long-lived animals like bats.🦇 youtu.be/8HSpJbWqfBs?...

#OctoberForBats #BatWeek2025 Help support the bats this month! And gear up to celebrate them the last week of October - it's BAT WEEK! See www.albertabats.ca for details on how to participate in "October For Bats"! 🦇

We are WCS Canada! Help us this month raise funds to continue our work to protect bats & their habitats through research, education and monitoring. 🦇

Community science and outreach are vital aspects of our work to help bats. Through events, discussions with landowners, guidebooks, and local monitoring, we’re empowering Albertans to support bat-friendly practices and take part in protecting western bats 🦇🧵 @albertabats.bsky.social

Our Winter Bats project is underway! Detectors across Alberta are listening for winter bat activity - evidence of nearby hibernacula. Using a predictive map (created by our summer intern with our input), we’re narrowing down the search for wintering sites. Stay tuned for updates! 🦇❄️ #BatResearch

17 yo daughter made this on our walk:

🦇Are you interested in bat houses? Are you thinking of building or installing one...or a few? Check out our latest video on bat boxes - all the things to consider before you start your project. (Feel free to subscribe to our channel too)! youtu.be/BhJZjQBonkE?...

🦇Artificial bat roosts can overheat during heatwaves, forcing bats to lose dangerous amounts of water to stay cool. Some bat box designs could cause lethal dehydration - even in northern regions. Roost design must consider both bat physiology & microclimate. journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-...

Still can't get over the story about this noctule bat catching & eating a European robin WHILE IN FLIGHT at high elevation during the bird migration period. Just wow! www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

A scary story for 🦇🦇🦇...a CBC interview with our director of bat research Dr. Cori Lausen who talks to "What on Earth?" about the challenges with bats and wind energy. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

How a bat keeps clean! Big Brown Bat Bath time. youtu.be/DNMxbFhM7v4?...

#HappyThanksgiving2025 🍁🦇 Give thanks to bats! Alberta’s bats munch millions of insects, saving farmers & foresters on pest control—and helping our health by reducing pesticide use. Overlooked & underappreciated, these tiny insectivores quietly make life better for us all. #ThankABat

Dr Rodrigo Medellin "The Batman of Mexico" was in Edmonton this past week for the 53rd North American Bat Conference! We caught him signing one of our Alberta Bat activity guides for an attendee's son (who is apparently a fan!). Who could blame him! Rodrigo is an amazing person & biologist!

We're back after attending the North American Symposium on Bat Research that was hosted in ALBERTA this year! A great meeting with lots of information sharing. Here is our host - science dean & bat biologist Dr Matina Kalcounis-Rueppell talking about the meeting! 🦇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQeJ...

🦇A great story of observation and experience in the field with bats.

Old-growth trees are nursery habitat for BC’s bats, but when those trees are logged, roost sites disappear. To bridge the gap, we’ve built 185+ tree roosts structures. DNA analysis shows at least 9 bat species are already using them, many as maternity sites 🧵 @albertabats.bsky.social

#OctoberForBats 🦇 Together, we can make a difference for bats! This month, let's rally behind bat research and outreach programs by fundraising and spreading awareness. Every contribution, no matter how small, helps us, help bats. Learn how you can participate and donate at www.albertabats.ca 💡

Thank you Talia! #BatsHaveFriends Love to hear that she found one of our "bat kits" at her local library. We plan on creating more of these to share with libraries across the province! wcscanada.org/donate/donor...

🦇The fungus behind white-nose syndrome continues to spread across Alberta. Our latest detection, near Fort McKay, marks the northernmost detection yet. Thank you to our partners at the Wood Buffalo Wildlife Research Institute for collecting this sample. See maps at www.cwhc-rcsf.ca/white_nose_s...

Last year we raised $4K with our October fundraiser! It was fun to see our supporter's different campaigns! One raised $$ using her streaming channel! Funds support both our research & outreach programs - and we super appreciate the support! #BatsNeedFriends

🦇 October is Bat Month! 🦇 Start your own mini fundraiser for bats - stream, bake, craft, get creative! Fund our bat research & outreach program! Register here via WCS Canada: 👉 www.justgiving.com/campaign/oct...

RIP Jane Goodall. A remarkable life. An inspiration to many, especially women who embarked on their own journeys in field biology and wildlife conservation upon reading about her life and her work. Indeed, we all have our part in looking after our planet. Do some good today and make a difference.

One meaningful step is to amplify Indigenous voices who advocate and spread awareness of the day’s importance. Take time to follow, learn, reflect & carry that commitment forward beyond today. (2/2) #TruthAndReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters

Feeling this one again! 😀🦇 We need to do a tally of our outreach events & numbers of people reached for 2025! It has been busy!

🌳🦇 New infographic! We’re creating bat roosting habitat in trees. Many species won’t use bat houses, but these alternate structures are working! A great option for forests lacking natural roost sites. #Bats #Habitat #Conservation

#BREAKINGNEWS 🦇🌍 The world now has 1,500 recognized bat species! 🎉 The global list at www.batnames.org just hit this milestone. New bats are found through fieldwork in remote places & genetic discoveries. Amazing biodiversity news! #Bats #Biodiversity #BatsNeedFriends

Badlands…or BATlands? 🦇 We’re studying potential bat hibernation sites across Alberta — focusing on flatlands (all the Rocky Mountain slopes are high potential). Using landscape models + bat detectors, we’ll be listening this winter for signs of bats. Video by Jason Headley! youtu.be/ubzZuCzogFU?...

A little bit cheeky & a little bit risque at times, ZE Frank has been delivering natural history & science for many years. This is a fantastic recent compilation of bat science. Some really good stuff in this one! 🦇

Happy #Baturday! 🦇 The Long-eared Myotis (Myotis evotis) hunts moths along dark forest edges with “whispering” echolocation (stealth mode)! We’re monitoring them for white-nose syndrome & our diet study found that it eats crickets! Will it eat grasshoppers? #StayTuned #MoreDietResearch #AlbertaBats

Bats are still migrating FROM their summer habitat TO their winter hibernation sites! Sometimes they are flying hundreds or even a couple thousand kilometres! Patio umbrellas (aka "batio" umbrellas are a common stopover site! #NoPanic #JustDroppingIn #HappyTrails

#HappyBaturday! 🦇 Silver-haired Bats are “migratory-hibernators.” They leave Alberta with other migratory bats but are found hibernating elsewhere—exact destinations unknown! Sadly, they’re among the species most often killed at wind energy sites.

Today’s “Find that Bat”! 🦇 Migratory bats like Hoary, Silver-haired & Red Bats have frosted fur tips—earning them the nickname “powdered sugar donuts.” Perfect for a 90s boy-band look and camouflage against tree bark. Can you spot Batsby?