Alberta Community Bat Program/Western Bat Program 🦇
@albertabats.bsky.social
Alberta Community Bat Program (www.albertabats.ca). Promoting bat conservation, stewardship & education. A program of WCS Canada (Wildlife Conservation Society Canada) and a member of the WCS Canada Western Bat Program.
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Wind energy is essential for a cleaner future, but at what cost to wildlife?
We have created a short 7min documentary highlighting the issues affecting migratory bats in western Canada and across North America. Solutions exist but implementation needs to be encouraged. See below for links.🦇🌎🦊🧪
We have created a short 7min documentary highlighting the issues affecting migratory bats in western Canada and across North America. Solutions exist but implementation needs to be encouraged. See below for links.🦇🌎🦊🧪
🦇A lot of people think bats try to “get tangled in your hair.”
Nope. These animals fly with precision that would make any fighter pilot jealous. If a bat brushes past you, it chose that line on purpose - and it could’ve flown through a smaller gap if it wanted to.
Nope. These animals fly with precision that would make any fighter pilot jealous. If a bat brushes past you, it chose that line on purpose - and it could’ve flown through a smaller gap if it wanted to.
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
🦇A lot of people think bats try to “get tangled in your hair.”
Nope. These animals fly with precision that would make any fighter pilot jealous. If a bat brushes past you, it chose that line on purpose - and it could’ve flown through a smaller gap if it wanted to.
Nope. These animals fly with precision that would make any fighter pilot jealous. If a bat brushes past you, it chose that line on purpose - and it could’ve flown through a smaller gap if it wanted to.
Bat fact: Bats eat their body weight in insects every night. That’s the equivalent of a 180-lb guy crushing 180 lbs of chicken wings before sunrise. Respect the efficiency.
November 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Bat fact: Bats eat their body weight in insects every night. That’s the equivalent of a 180-lb guy crushing 180 lbs of chicken wings before sunrise. Respect the efficiency.
🦇Here’s the truth: Alberta’s bats are working night shift every single day to keep our forests and crops healthy.
If they disappeared, we’d feel it fast - more pests, more damage, more pesticides.
Small animals. Big impact.
If they disappeared, we’d feel it fast - more pests, more damage, more pesticides.
Small animals. Big impact.
November 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
🦇Here’s the truth: Alberta’s bats are working night shift every single day to keep our forests and crops healthy.
If they disappeared, we’d feel it fast - more pests, more damage, more pesticides.
Small animals. Big impact.
If they disappeared, we’d feel it fast - more pests, more damage, more pesticides.
Small animals. Big impact.
🦇White-nose syndrome moves fast &hits hard.
We don’t have the luxury of ignoring it.
Protecting bat habitat, supporting our probiotic project with community involvement, and supporting bat conservation actually matters.
If you care about ecosystems, bats aren’t optional players - they’re core staff.
We don’t have the luxury of ignoring it.
Protecting bat habitat, supporting our probiotic project with community involvement, and supporting bat conservation actually matters.
If you care about ecosystems, bats aren’t optional players - they’re core staff.
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
🦇White-nose syndrome moves fast &hits hard.
We don’t have the luxury of ignoring it.
Protecting bat habitat, supporting our probiotic project with community involvement, and supporting bat conservation actually matters.
If you care about ecosystems, bats aren’t optional players - they’re core staff.
We don’t have the luxury of ignoring it.
Protecting bat habitat, supporting our probiotic project with community involvement, and supporting bat conservation actually matters.
If you care about ecosystems, bats aren’t optional players - they’re core staff.
Reposted by Alberta Community Bat Program/Western Bat Program 🦇
If you missed our AGM you can watch the Bat presentation given by @albertabats.bsky.social here:
#yyc #alberta #bats
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvKR...
#yyc #alberta #bats
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvKR...
From Ecology to Emerging Threats: Understanding How to Protect Alberta’s #Bats
YouTube video by Weaselhead Preservation Society
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November 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
If you missed our AGM you can watch the Bat presentation given by @albertabats.bsky.social here:
#yyc #alberta #bats
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvKR...
#yyc #alberta #bats
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvKR...
🦇Male bats in Alberta aren’t belting out love songs - but some species do produce complex ultrasonic calls that might be part of their mating strategy.
Bat dating is all about performance: up to 40 kHz of “check out my skills.” (see comments for audio!)
Bat dating is all about performance: up to 40 kHz of “check out my skills.” (see comments for audio!)
November 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
🦇Male bats in Alberta aren’t belting out love songs - but some species do produce complex ultrasonic calls that might be part of their mating strategy.
Bat dating is all about performance: up to 40 kHz of “check out my skills.” (see comments for audio!)
Bat dating is all about performance: up to 40 kHz of “check out my skills.” (see comments for audio!)
🦇Most bats only have one pup a year. One.
That means every lost bat is a long-term hit to the population.
Conservation isn’t “nice to have.” It’s necessary if we want bats to stick around.
That means every lost bat is a long-term hit to the population.
Conservation isn’t “nice to have.” It’s necessary if we want bats to stick around.
November 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
🦇Most bats only have one pup a year. One.
That means every lost bat is a long-term hit to the population.
Conservation isn’t “nice to have.” It’s necessary if we want bats to stick around.
That means every lost bat is a long-term hit to the population.
Conservation isn’t “nice to have.” It’s necessary if we want bats to stick around.
🦇A great excerpt from "The Bats of Alberta" (a 20min documentary on our YT channel). Interestingly, this Little Brown would always show up in the same spot, same cave wall every year - so the bios would look for him. Great story of longevity in bats! #TheOldOne #subscribe
youtu.be/ptcJfZyH6-U?...
youtu.be/ptcJfZyH6-U?...
How Long Can Bats Live?
YouTube video by Alberta Bats
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
🦇A great excerpt from "The Bats of Alberta" (a 20min documentary on our YT channel). Interestingly, this Little Brown would always show up in the same spot, same cave wall every year - so the bios would look for him. Great story of longevity in bats! #TheOldOne #subscribe
youtu.be/ptcJfZyH6-U?...
youtu.be/ptcJfZyH6-U?...
🦇 ICYMI
We’ve updated our Bat Ambassador Guide for teachers, interpreters, and anyone sharing bat knowledge. It’s free and packed with outreach tips and Alberta bat info.
Link in comments!
We’ve updated our Bat Ambassador Guide for teachers, interpreters, and anyone sharing bat knowledge. It’s free and packed with outreach tips and Alberta bat info.
Link in comments!
November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
🦇 ICYMI
We’ve updated our Bat Ambassador Guide for teachers, interpreters, and anyone sharing bat knowledge. It’s free and packed with outreach tips and Alberta bat info.
Link in comments!
We’ve updated our Bat Ambassador Guide for teachers, interpreters, and anyone sharing bat knowledge. It’s free and packed with outreach tips and Alberta bat info.
Link in comments!
🦇Bats should be in their hibernation sites now. In Alberta, we know of only a few hibernation sites - but hopefully that changes with our "Winter Bats" project! Using acoustic detectors we are monitoring potential "crevice" hibernation sites across the province.
youtu.be/Qe1YvVYB4pc?...
youtu.be/Qe1YvVYB4pc?...
Bat Hibernation
YouTube video by Alberta Bats
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
🦇Bats should be in their hibernation sites now. In Alberta, we know of only a few hibernation sites - but hopefully that changes with our "Winter Bats" project! Using acoustic detectors we are monitoring potential "crevice" hibernation sites across the province.
youtu.be/Qe1YvVYB4pc?...
youtu.be/Qe1YvVYB4pc?...
🦇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?...
youtu.be/VOtuiB6aiLE?...
WCS Bat Probiotics YouTube
YouTube video by WCSCanada Western Bat Program
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🦇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?...
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?...
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Alberta Bats: Threats to Bats
YouTube video by Alberta Bats
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
🦇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?...
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-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
🦇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-...
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...
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
These bats copulate for hours with enormous penises but no penetration | CBC Radio
A common serotine bat's penis is seven times longer and wider than the female genital tract. A researcher who specializes in bat reproduction explains how the bats get the deed done.
www.cbc.ca
November 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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...
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...
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...
Fundraising for Bats
Help FFCA NWE Grade One Classes raise money to support WCS Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
www.justgiving.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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...
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...
#HappyBatWeek!
www.cbc.ca/radio/whaton...
Bats are at risk in Canada, because wind turbines keep killing them | CBC Radio
Bats don’t exactly have a glowing public image. After all, they’re often associated with blood-sucking vampires, gloomy caves and all things spooky. But migratory bats in Canada are in desperate need ...
www.cbc.ca
October 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🦇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...
#HappyBatWeek!
www.cbc.ca/radio/whaton...
Reposted by Alberta Community Bat Program/Western Bat Program 🦇
🦇 HAPPY BIRTHDAY @albertabats.bsky.social !
#BeatrixPotter (1866 - 1943)
STUDY OF THE HEAD OF A BAT, 1888
Watercolour with traces of charcoal underdrawing on paper
#BeatrixPotter (1866 - 1943)
STUDY OF THE HEAD OF A BAT, 1888
Watercolour with traces of charcoal underdrawing on paper
October 31, 2025 at 6:44 AM
🦇 HAPPY BIRTHDAY @albertabats.bsky.social !
#BeatrixPotter (1866 - 1943)
STUDY OF THE HEAD OF A BAT, 1888
Watercolour with traces of charcoal underdrawing on paper
#BeatrixPotter (1866 - 1943)
STUDY OF THE HEAD OF A BAT, 1888
Watercolour with traces of charcoal underdrawing on paper
Reposted by Alberta Community Bat Program/Western Bat Program 🦇
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...
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...
2025 Weaselhead AGM
Weaselhead AGM & Guest Presentations
www.eventbrite.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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...
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
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How a Bat Stays Clean
YouTube video by Alberta Bats
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October 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🦇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?...
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?"
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🦇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?...
How Loud Are They?
YouTube video by Alberta Bats
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
#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?...
🦇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
October 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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
Reposted by Alberta Community Bat Program/Western Bat Program 🦇
The threats facing bats are evolving faster than bats can keep up 🦇 (1/4) #BatMonth #BatConservation @albertabats.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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!
October 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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!
What can an 8-year-old teach us about bats? That they’re fascinating creatures and essential for healthy ecosystems🦇
Meet Talia, a fourth-grader who donated her birthday money to protect bats (Artwork by AE Bowers’ Grade 4 class, Airdrie AB)
Meet Talia, a fourth-grader who donated her birthday money to protect bats (Artwork by AE Bowers’ Grade 4 class, Airdrie AB)
October 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
🦇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!
October 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
🦇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!