Confirmed Case of White Nose Syndrome in Northern Manitoba
White Nose Syndrome (WNS) – a fatal fungal infection of bats – has been confirmed in four Little Brown Bats…
Fundy National Park Bat Monitoring
Bat observations in Fundy National Park had been scarce in recent years, so we were excited to see several bats…
More new faces to introduce…
Hi! I’m Imara Beattie, a DVM student at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. I’m working at the B.C. Node…
The Ontario Bat Network Speaker Series
March 2020, the 2nd Ontario Bat Meeting was held by the Toronto Zoo’s Native Bat Conservation Program. Many braved the…
CWHC organizes Bat Health mini-webinar
The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, National Office, organized and delivered a mini-webinar highlighting various topics related to bat health in…
Atlantic Canada Bat Week and Webinar
Across Atlantic Canada there is an active community of non-governmental organizations, federal and provincial governments, indigenous organizations, academics, and volunteers…
CWHC Atlantic delivers second round of workshops on how to manage bats in buildings.
In January and early February 2020, the CWHC’s bat health team delivered free workshops in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia…
Understanding WNS resistance mechanisms in big brown bats
Every winter, many of Canada’s insect-eating bats perform a nearly unbelievable feat of endurance – survival without eating for up…
Bat research in Waterton Lakes National Park
The Kenow Wildfire occurred in Waterton Lakes National Park (WLNP) in southwestern Alberta in September 2017. The wildfire, started by…
The Yukon is a tough place to be a bat
The winters are long, cold, and dry, while summers are brief and cool. Yukon experiences “midnight sun” during summer, which…