Alberta Community Bat Program/Western Bat Program 🦇
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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.
They aren't all so cooperative! LOL! But this is a good question!
February 7, 2026 at 11:48 PM
They aren't all so cooperative! LOL! But this is a good question!
the Latin names are so much better for bats!
February 7, 2026 at 11:47 PM
the Latin names are so much better for bats!
Thank you! This switch in focus from caves to crevice habitat for overwintering bats is a change for bat biologists too! And a lot of us are just realizing a) we've been missing the mark and b) this is going to be challenging to find them!
February 7, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Thank you! This switch in focus from caves to crevice habitat for overwintering bats is a change for bat biologists too! And a lot of us are just realizing a) we've been missing the mark and b) this is going to be challenging to find them!
We had a whole thread like this on "that other site". We should start it up again. There are so many great names for bat in other languages!
February 2, 2026 at 4:48 PM
We had a whole thread like this on "that other site". We should start it up again. There are so many great names for bat in other languages!
Thank you! We love to see that people care!
January 28, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Thank you! We love to see that people care!
we concur!
a person is holding a piece of paper that says yes definitely and absolutely !!!
ALT: a person is holding a piece of paper that says yes definitely and absolutely !!!
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January 28, 2026 at 5:57 PM
we concur!
He is amazingly generous in sharing his photos! We hope every image cultivates a new bat friend! #BatsNeedFriends 🦇
January 28, 2026 at 5:10 PM
He is amazingly generous in sharing his photos! We hope every image cultivates a new bat friend! #BatsNeedFriends 🦇
He still is! But now he plays with really cool camera set-ups and wanders the planet taking cool bat photos! 🦇📸
January 28, 2026 at 12:05 AM
He still is! But now he plays with really cool camera set-ups and wanders the planet taking cool bat photos! 🦇📸
That sounds really fun! Looking forward to it!
January 28, 2026 at 12:04 AM
That sounds really fun! Looking forward to it!
This is an excellent recommendation as well!!!
January 27, 2026 at 9:04 PM
This is an excellent recommendation as well!!!
The Native Bat Program people can be reached via here www.torontozoo.com/bats
Toronto Zoo | Bats
www.torontozoo.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:03 PM
The Native Bat Program people can be reached via here www.torontozoo.com/bats
The closest bat lab is in London, Ontario at Western www.uwo.ca/biology/facu... but Brock is emeritus, so I don't know if he actually has any students. You could check with the Toronto Zoo - they do outreach and maybe have people in Windsor!
Brock Fenton - Western University
www.uwo.ca
January 27, 2026 at 9:02 PM
The closest bat lab is in London, Ontario at Western www.uwo.ca/biology/facu... but Brock is emeritus, so I don't know if he actually has any students. You could check with the Toronto Zoo - they do outreach and maybe have people in Windsor!
Love it! The top bat looks like the fishing bat Noctilio leporinus - a spectacular bat from central and south America. The other fellow - not sure of his identity - plain-nosed for sure, love the round-shaped body - great drawings! 😍🦇
January 21, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Love it! The top bat looks like the fishing bat Noctilio leporinus - a spectacular bat from central and south America. The other fellow - not sure of his identity - plain-nosed for sure, love the round-shaped body - great drawings! 😍🦇