Western Small-footed Myotis being held in a blue gloved hand. Bat is blond with a dark face and ears. Mouth is slightly open and he has the look on his face like he can't quite believe you said that. Photo by Jason Headley (taken in the Rosebud River Valley).
Just a random bat photo for your Thursday afternoon! A Western Small-footed Myotis (giving some side-eye). These guys are around 4-5grams. Teeny. #AlbertaBats 🦇
Our big brown bat patients are two peas in a pod. 👯
Big brown bats are known to roost both alone or in small groups, and it appears our two female patients have opted to spend their sleepy days together. 🫶
#batconservation #albertabats #wildliferehab #albertawildlife
Our big brown bat patients are two peas in a pod. 👯
Big brown bats are known to roost both alone or in small groups, and it appears our two female patients have opted to spend their sleepy days together. 🫶
#batconservation #albertabats #wildliferehab #albertawildlife
A photo of a slightly grumpy looking Long-eared Myotis (Myotis evotis) - a blonde bat with long, dark ears, dark face and wings. Image is a close up of the face. Bat is being held in a blue-gloved hand. Background is black. Text reads Happy Baturday albertabats.ca with logo WCS Canada Alberta Community Bat Program. Photo by Jason Headley.
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
Image of a Long-eared Myotis - blonde fur and very long dark ears, dark face and wings. Mouth is slightly open - likely it is echolocating. Text reads Long-eared Myotis Happy Baturday Long ears for listening, this species is a gleaner! Logo WCS Canada Alberta Community Bat Program albertabats.ca
#HappyBaturday!
Long-eared Myotis live in prairie rock crevices & mountain tree & rock roosts. They glean moths off surfaces. As a western species, they’re just starting to encounter white-nose syndrome—we're watching closely to see if they will be affected. 🦇
#AlbertaBats #Moths #BatsNeedFriends
Image of a water channel with lots of shrubby vegetation growing on either side. An image of a flying Myotis bat is in the foreground (by Brock Fenton). Text reads Riparian Habitat is important for bats. Bullet points - Foraging, Roosting, Migration Pathway, Bat Highways! Logo of the WCS Canada Alberta Community Bat Program see www.albertabats.ca for more information.
Riparian zones—areas along lakes, rivers & streams—are vital for bats! They offer food, shelter, roosts & travel routes. But development, livestock & pipes can destroy them. Speak up for these bat highways! 🦇
#AlbertaBats #BatHabitat #RiparianHabitatForBats
Monitoring white-nose syndrome in southern Alberta - May 2025
Our crew is back from three nights of very early season netting. We coordinated efforts with Alberta Gov biologists and qualified volunteers who work closely with the bat program. 🦇🌎🧪🦊
#BatsNeedFriends #WhiteNoseSyndrome #AlbertaBats
Wing of a Little Brown Myotis from 2024 surveys - illuminated by a UV light, orange splotches indicate the signs of a white-nose syndrome infection. Wing is spread gently to show the patagium, held by two gloved hands. Photo: Jason Headley taken in southern Alberta.
A Little Brown Myotis poses, sitting on tree bark. Ears are perked up. Bat is uniformly brown with brown ears, face and wings. Photo: Jason Headley.
What's up at #AlbertaBats? It is March Madness & we are scrambling to finish up projects. Updating guidebooks. Polishing up the online training course (available for free at training.canadabats.org) & planning for upcoming events & early surveys to look again for signs of white-nose syndrome. 🦇🌎🦊🧪
Big Brown Bats! Beetle eaters! A farmer`s friend! Their Latin name is "Eptesicus fuscus" (say - Ep-TESS-ih-cuss FUSS-cuss) which means "the dusky house-flyer" - appropriate because they often roost in buildings. Natural roosts can be tree hollows or rock crevices. #AlbertaBats #HappyFriday 🦇🌎
Mind boggling! I was going through my front yard's Blink cam footage from 2024. I have it set up to look for wildlife on my front yard. Turns out... I HAVE BATS!!! So cool, cool to have caught this footage. #AlbertaBats
A Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) smiles and looks directly at the camera. This brown bat with slightly rounded ears has a friendly face and bright eyes. He is roosting on a bark surface. Photo by Paul Faure. Logo Alberta Community Bat Program, WCS Canada www.albertabats.ca
#BatWeek2024
The Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is found across Alberta, munching on a variety of insects—especially beetles! With a strong bite perfect for big bugs, they’re a key player in pest control and happily use bat houses. Truly a #FarmersFriend! 🦇🌾 #AlbertaBats #Bats #BatsNeedFriends🧪🦇🌎
Image of a bat with blonde fur and very large ears. Nose is pointy and he is giving side-eye while being held in a blue-gloved hand. Photo by Jason Headley. A map of Alberta illustrates the known distribution of this species in the province. It is found in the west along the slopes of the Rockies and south across the prairie region. Logo WCS Canada Alberta Community Bat Program www.albertabats.ca
#BatWeek2024 Long-eared Myotis (Myotis evotis) are found across southern Alberta & along the east slopes of the Rocky Mountains. It loves to eat moths & can take advantage of cooler temps at high altitudes because they can glean big fat moths off surfaces. #AlbertaBats #BatsNeedFriends #Bats
#NewVideo!
A quick peek into the work of bat biologists (& cavers) searching for wintering bats. A puzzle that we still need to solve. Where do all the bats go in winter?
youtu.be/x67YQ8GoQFA?...
#BatWeek #Bats #AlbertaBats #Alberta #Caving #Hibernation #Ecology #Conservation
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The cover of our Alberta Bats Colouring and Activity Book with a bat hanging from a small branch with its wings spread out. This is a free downloadable resource found at www.albertabats.ca
Please share this resource with your teacher friends, friends with kids or just folks who love bats! The full guide is available on our website as a free downloadable pdf. albertabats.ca/wp-content/u...
#OctoberForBats #AlbertaBats #BatsNeedFriends #TeachingResources 🦇🌎🧪
The Alberta Badlands are "BATlands"! Check out this beautiful new short video about the secrets they hold & how this area of Alberta is so important for #AlbertaBats.
youtu.be/ubzZuCzogFU?...
#BatMonth #BatWeek #BatsNeedFriends 🧪🦇🌎
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Image of the inside of a tepee showing the tepee poles and opening. Text reads Mo’tóínsstaamiksi (Blackfoot Language: “Bat” - derived from mánsstaam (tipi pole) where bats would roost)* pers. comm. James Threecalf. Image of a Long-eared Myotis and the logo of the Alberta Community Bat Program (a W with WCS Canada written below). www.albertabats.ca
On this National Day of Truth and Reconciliation we share the word for "bat" in the language of the Blackfoot Confederacy. This word association suggests that bats have been living with people for a very VERY longtime! #LanguageLearning #TruthAndReconciliation #AlbertaBats
What have we been learning from our #CommunityScienceProject? From the data (read bat poop) collected, we've found out which species are most often found in bat houses in Alberta. Little Brown Myotis are vulnerable to white-nose syndrome. Will our populations decline? #KeepCounting #AlbertaBats
Bat Facts: Bat babies are called pups and can weigh up to a third of their mother's body weight at birth! Photo of a newborn Yuma Myotis pup on the tip of a gloved finger. Alberta Community Bat Program logo and small flying bat on a black background.
#HappyBatWeek! It's time for some bat facts! Bat pups can weigh up to one-third of their mother's body weight. In human terms, that would be like giving birth to a toddler-sized baby! WOWZA! Good thing they only give birth to ONE each year! #AlbertaBats
(photo: Christian Gronau)
A Little Brown Bat! These species, the most common building-roosting bat in Alberta, is endangered because of white-nose syndrome. #FabPhotoFriday #AlbertaBats Photo: Daniel Yip
