RESOURCES

Lesson 2: Legislation

Federal/National Wildlife Act and the Species at Risk Act

Canada Wildlife Act 

Species at Risk Act (SARA) permits and procedures

• Species at Risk Act
• SARA_Permit_Request

Provincial and Territorial Wildlife Acts and Regulations

Alberta Wildlife Act

Alberta Wildlife Act - Wildlife Regulation

BC Wildlife Act [RSBC 1996] CHAPTER 488

BC Wildlife Act - General Regulation

Ontario Fish and Wildlife Act

Manitoba The Wildlife Act, C.C.S.M. c. W130

New Brunswick CHAPTER F-14.1 Fish and Wildlife Act

Newfoundland and Labrador The Wildlife Act

Nova Scotia Wildlife Conservation Act

Nova Scotia Wildlife Related Acts and Regulations (a list)

Prince Edward Island - Wildlife Conservation Act

Prince Edward Island - Wildlife Conservation Act General Regulations

Quebec Act Respecting the Conservation and Development of Wildlife

Saskatchewan The Wildlife Act, SS 1979, c W-13.1

Nunuvut Consolidation of Wildlife Act

NWT - Wildlife Act

Yukon - Wildlife Act

List of Contacts: Applying for Permits to Work with Bats

Lesson 3: Human Health & Misinformation

Histoplasmosis

• What Employers Need to Know about Histoplasmosis
• What Workers Should Know about Histoplasmosis
• Histoplasmosis (CWHC)
• Histoplasmose (CWHC)

Rabies

• Bats and Rabies (CWHC) 
• Les chauves-souris et la rage (CWHC)
• Government of Canada

Rabies Hotlines - contacts by province or territory

• British Columbia - Contact your local community health centre
• Alberta - Call 8-1-1 or the rabies hotline 1-844-427-6847
• Saskatchewan - Call 8-1-1 or the rabies hotline 1-844-772-2437
• Manitoba - contact Health Links - Info Santé in Winnipeg at 204-788-8200 or toll free at 1-888-315-9257
• Ontario - call the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNRF) Rabies Hotline at 1-888-574-6656
• Quebec - call 8-1-1, concerns about the behaviour or health of a wild animal, call 1-877-346-6763
• New Brunswick - call 8-1-1
• Nova Scotia - call 8-1-1 or local Public Health Office (see handout for numbers)
• Newfoundland & Labrador - call 8-1-1, see your physician immediately
• Prince Edward Island - call  811 or 1-866-770-7724, for bat specific issues call the toll-free bat hotline at 1-833-434-BATS (2287),
• Northwest Territories - Call 811 or 1-844-259-1793, see your physician or local public health office immediately
• Nunavut - contact your local health authority or physician immediately
• Yukon - call 8-1-1, or contact your local health authority or physician immediately

What are air-purifying respirators? A fact sheet.

Lesson 5: Bat Basics

Toothwear diagram 

Lesson 6: Identifying Bats & their signs

Morphological Key Excerpt from Bats of BC

Dichotomous Key to the Bats of Eastern Canada

Lesson 7: Keeping Colonies & Adding Bat Houses

Contact Information for Rabies Hotlines by province and territory (see resources under Lesson 3)

Keeping Colonies

• British Columbia - BC Community Bat Program - Living with Bats

Bat Houses

• Bat House Plans
• Link to Alberta Community Bat Program Bat House Guidebook
• Link to the Best Management Practices for Bat Houses in North America (USFWS)

Lesson 8: Excluding Bats

Checklists and Forms for conducting bat exclusions

Lesson 10: Encountering Bats & Reporting

Report and Submit - CWHC online reporting tool with pdf with specimen handling and transport instructions

Bat Exclusion Guidance by Province and Territory

Alberta - Beneficial Management Practices for Pest Control Operators

Alberta - Managing Bats in Buildings Guidebook

British Columbia - Guide to Managing Bats in Buildings (English)

British Columbia - Des chauves-souris: Guide a la gestion des chauves-souris dans les batiments en Colombie-Britannique.

British Columbia - 7 Steps to Excluding Bats from Buildings Homeowners 

British Columbia - 7 steps for Pest Control Operators - bulletin - 2 page overview

British Columbia - 7 steps for Pest Control Operators - booklet - 16 page booklet

British Columbia - A Bulletin for Roofers and Chimney Professionals

British Columbia - Got Bats in a house for sale? A bulletin for realtors

British Columbia - A Bulletin for Builders

New Brunswick (CWHC) - A guide for conservation-minded bat exclusion in New Brunswick

New Brunswick (CWHC) - As-tu des chauves-souris - Infographie pour le Nouveau-Brunswick

New Brunswick (CWHC) - How to Manage Bats in Buildings

New Brunswick (CWHC) - Comment gérer les chauves-souris dans les bâtiments au Nouveau-Brunswick

Newfoundland & Labrador (CWHC) - A guide for conservation-minded bat exclusion in Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland & Labrador (CWHC) - Guide d’exclusion des chauves-souris axee sur la conservation T-N-L

Newfoundland & Labrador (CWHC) - How to Manage Bats in Buildings

Newfoundland & Labrador (CWHC) - Guide pour les chauves-souris dans les bâtiments 

Northwest Territories - Guide for Managing Bats in Buildings

Nova Scotia (CWHC) - A guide for conservation-minded bat exclusion in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia (CWHC) - Exclusion soucieuse de la conservation des chauves-souris en Nouvelle-Écosse

Nova Scotia (CWHC) - How to Manage Bats in Buildings in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia (CWHC) - Comment gérer les chauves-souris dans les bâtiments en Nouvelle-Écosse

Prince Edward Island (CWHC) - A guide for conservation-minded bat exclusion in Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island (CWHC) - Guide d’exclusion des chauves-souris axee sur la conservation Î-P-É

Prince Edward Island (CWHC) - How to manage bats in buildings

Prince Edward Island (CWHC) - Guide pour les chauves-souris dans les bâtiments Î-P-É

Ontario (Toronto Zoo) - Bats A Conservation Guide

Ontario (government) - Little Brown Myotis, Northern Myotis and Tri-colored Bat Ontario Recovery Strategy Series

Quebec - Guide to safe removal of bats from buildings

Saskatchewan (government) - The Bat Exclusion Policy Government of Saskatchewan

Yukon Territory (government) - Bats in buildings What to do when bats move in

Yukon Territory (government) - A guide to Yukon bats

Atlantic Canada (CWHC) - Bat Resources with the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative

Wildlife Rehabilitators

Alberta Wildlife Rehabilitators that take bats are listed here

British Columbia - Find A Wildlife Rehabilitator

British Columbia - Contacts for bats

Saskatchewan - Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation (takes bats) and can redirect if necessary

Manitoba - Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre (takes bats)

Ontario - Public list of wildlife rehabilitators

Quebec - see this site for a list of potential rehabilitators

New Brunswick - see this site for a list of potential rehabilitators

Nova Scotia - see this site for a list of potential rehabilitators

Alberta Community Bat Program

• Roost Count Form
• Roost Count Protocol
• Guano Collection Protocol

Lesson 11: Educating Clients 

Handout Material for Clients

PCO Four page brochure to give to clients on Bat Friendly exclusions

Guidebooks & Brochures on Bats 

• Alberta - Bat Friendly Communities Guidebook
• British Columbia - Bat Friendly Communities Guidebook
• British Columbia - Frequently Asked Questions about Bats
• Saskatchewan - Guide to Managing for Optimal Habitat Attributes Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus)
• Northwest Territories - Species Status Report Big Brown Bat, Little Brown Myotis, Northern Myotis, Long-eared Myotis, and Long-legged Myotis
• Ontario - Bats A Conservation Guide
• Yukon Territory - A guide to Yukon bats