Okanagan Bats

Become a citizen scientist and count bats in Kamloops, Okanagan
The BC Annual Bat Count needs volunteers to help count up the little winged creatures…

B.C. community bat program calling on Okanagan residents for help
Bat researchers are asking for the public’s assistance in reporting sick or dead bats in…

Bat-friendly street lighting suggested for Peachland
An ecological society is recommending bat-friendly street lights for Peachland to protect the district's estimated…

Be prepared for a B.C. bat encounter
Now is the time of year when young bats spread their wings, and the members…

Peachland bat house says contracting rabies from the creatures is ‘incredibly rare’
PEACHLAND – Following the July 13 death of a young B.C. man who contracted rabies…

Volunteers sought for annual Okanagan bat count
OKANAGAN – An Okanagan organization is looking for volunteers to go batty – sort of.…

Okanagan bats acting too batty may have contagious fungal disease
OKANAGAN – Bat activity increases in the Okanagan as the weather warms up and local…

Deadly fungal disease affecting bats creeps into B.C.
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A disease responsible for killing millions of bats has made its way to…

Got Bats initiative works to save furry night fliers
PENTICTON - There is no reason for residents of the Okanagan to "go batty" over problems they might have with the furry, nocturnal flying creatures this summer. The BC Community Bat Project is getting ready for a busy summer educating and instructing Okanagan residents on how to handle bat issues. The “Got Bats” initiative is...