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.
Donate to Support This ProjectSelected Media Coverage
- Don’t be afraid of bats. Their survival is key to pest control (National Observer - Feb 2, 2023)
- A deadly, unstoppable fungus is likely to decimate Alberta's bat population. Here's what we know (CBC - Jan 26, 2023)
- Hanging Out With Bats Under Bridges (PBS Nature Blog - Nov 1, 2022)
- Fungus that’s killed millions of bats found for the first time in Saskatchewan (Toronto Star - Sept 14, 2021)
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Suggested Readings
(links to outside websites)
- Best Management Practices for Bats in British Columbia (Chapter 9: Bridges)
- Bat Use of Highway Bridges in South-central Montana.
- White-nose Syndrome and Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd) Spread Maps for Canada
- Use of Bridges as Night Roosts by Bats in the Oregon Coast Range
- Importance of Night Roosts to the Ecology of Bats
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