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The Bat Rangers

  • December 20, 2017
  • by Mike Anissimoff
A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by an enthusiastic primary school teacher who informed me that she and her students were up to something very special this holiday…
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© Brock Fenton | Townsends Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii)
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Five Myths that are Hurting Canada’s Bats

  • October 23, 2017
  • by Mike Anissimoff
Have you ever felt misunderstood? It’s such an awful feeling, isn’t it? Well you’re not the only one. Bats have had a bad rap for years. And all sorts of…
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Striking Balance
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  • Endangered Species & Biodiversity

Watch: The impact of White-nose Syndrome

  • November 23, 2016
  • by Karen Vanderwolf
In 2014, Striking Balance filmed Don McAlpine (Research Curator at the New Brunswick Museum) and myself for a documentary that aired this past weekend on TVO. It shows the impact…
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White Nose Syndrome
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Stop the spread: New decontamination protocol for bat caves

  • November 21, 2016
  • by Karen Vanderwolf
The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative just released a new national decontamination protocol for spelunkers to try to limit spread of the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome (WNS) in bats. WNS…
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Happy Bat Week!

  • October 26, 2016
  • by Karen Vanderwolf
I recently attended the North American Symposium for Bat Research and learned about all of the exciting research involving bats! The conference is always held close to Halloween and this…
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A brief history of bats

  • October 12, 2016
  • by Karen Vanderwolf
Animals often feature prominently in human culture, with specific aspects of their biology emphasized over others. What traits do you think of first when you think of bats?
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Bat Festival

  • October 3, 2016
  • by Karen Vanderwolf
I recently attended a Bat Festival! Batman was in attendance and I was lucky enough to get a picture with him.
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Have you wondered what bats sound like?

  • September 30, 2016
  • by Karen Vanderwolf
Bat Week: Eight kids from across North America are proving that you don’t need to be an adult to help our bats! A series of four, 15-minute webcasts (airing 1pm…
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Bat Week is coming and an update on Big Brown Bats and WNS

  • September 21, 2016
  • by Karen Vanderwolf
Bat Week is coming up! During Bat Week, October 25-31, CWF invites you along with our initiative partners to host an invasive plant pull to help improve habitat and food…
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Bats are not scary!

  • September 6, 2016
  • by Karen Vanderwolf
[PHOTO CREDIT: US Fish and Wildlife Service, Public Domain] Check out these short animations about bats! They promote the idea that bats are not scary. Bats may not be scary…
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