About Us

The Alberta Community Bat Program started in 2015 through discussions with the Alberta Bat Action Team (ABAT). We are now part of Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Canada’s Western Canada Bat Conservation Program. We have charity status as a project of WCS Canada.

The project is developed in collaboration with the Alberta Bat Action Team, Alberta Environment and Parks, and numerous staff, contractors and volunteers.

For more information about WCS Canada, visit: https://www.wcscanada.org/About-Us.aspx

For more information about the Western Canada Bat Conservation Program, visit: https://wcsbats.ca/

Susan Holroyd answering questions at an outreach event in Calgary

Team dropped off in the Rocky Mountains by Helicopter in preparation for a cave survey

Susan Holroyd collecting guano for study of bat diets

Visit to a cave in the Rocky Mountains to survey for bats

Craft booth

Susan Holroyd holding 300x scale bat replica

Mike Kelly (foreground) measuring forearm length of Silver-haired Bat. And Cory Olson (background) recording data.

Erin Low inspecting bridge for bats

Our Partners

We are tremendously thankful to the many volunteers, contractors and partner organizations that have helped with various aspects of this project. Some of these include:

Alberta Bat Action Team

BC Bat Action Team

Community Bat Programs of BC

Alberta Environment and Parks

Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment

Northwest Territories Environment and Natural Resources

Parks Canada Agency

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative

University of Calgary

University of Alberta

University of Saskatchewan

Highway 2 Conservation

ALUS Canada

Waterton Biosphere Reserve

Waskasoo Environmental Education Society / Kerry Wood Nature Centre

Ellis Bird Farm

DNA Gardens

Boreal Nature Network

Helen Schuler Nature Centre

Edmonton & Area Land Trust

Nature Conservancy of Canada

Telus Spark

Beaverhill Bird Observatory

Bow Habitat Station

Neighbourhood Bat Watch

And many other organizations, volunteers, and contractors we have worked with over the years (especially the one’s we forgot to list!).

Funding for this project is provided by

Photo credits: Hoary Bat logo inlay-Jason Headley; five Little Brown Myotis-Cory Olson; sleeping Big Brown Bat-Jason Headley; team photo-BC/Alberta Bat Action Team.