Western Canada Bats and Bridges Project
There are thousands of bridges across western Canada used by bats. We are examining how bats use these features and sampling at these sites to monitor and better understand this important group.
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Project Contributors

This project is made possible through the contributions of dozens of volunteers, contractors, partner organizations and donors.

We wish to thank the following organizations and agencies for helping to provide data for this project:

  • Government of Alberta (Environment and Protected Areas)
  • Government of Saskatchewan (Ministry of Environment)
  • Government of Yukon (Department of Environment)
  • Government of Northwest Territories (Environment and Natural Resources)
  • Parks Canada Agency
  • Highway 2 Conservation
  • University of Calgary (Barclay Lab)
  • University of Saskatchewan (Lane Lab)
  • Northern Arizona University
  • And many volunteers

Funding for this project was provided by

As well as the Parks Canada Agency and several private donations and in-kind contributions.

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