Backyard Bat Acoustic Monitoring
Learn about the bats in your hood
Bats are important pollinators and insectivores, keeping a balance in our ecosystems....and they are very cute to boot! Help biologists record and therefore conserve bat species for future generations by participating in this backyard bat program.
*Please note that at this time we have meters to measure 22 properties each summer. If we cannot get to you this year, we will put you on a waiting list for next! Thanks for your patience.
Thank you for your interest in helping to understand and conserve the only flying mammals!
Ontario has 8 species of bats. Four of them are listed as Species At Risk Provincially and three are listed Federally. In every case, these at-risk bats have been assigned the highest risk level of "Endangered". The main issue is white nose syndrome, but habitat loss, especially the decline of insects is exacerbating the issues and contributing to these trends. Meanwhile bats are important pollinators and also insectivores keeping the ecosystems in balance. Bats are also really interesting; they can teach us a lot about friendship, as they care for one another in their colonies.
Bat surveys are simple and fun; if you have a fairly natural property in The Land Between, or a property surrounded by natural areas, register. Then we will help dispatch a acoustic recorder on your property for a one week period during the bat season (spring to fall). Choose a week. We will train you and help. We will then share the results with you at the end of the season.
Volunteers help us understand bat populations in the region.
If you are interested in helping, please register below. Contact us with questions or to book a phone/online meeting for more support!
Once registered:
We will be in touch to verify the schedule and then to book an introduction to bats and bat monitoring workshop! Stay tuned.
These opportunities and activities have been generously supported by our partners:
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