RESOURCES
Lesson 1: Introduction to Conservation
Alberta Community Bat Program Resources:
- Bat Friendly Communities Guidebook
- Managing Bats in Buildings Guidebook
- Beneficial Management Guidelines for Pest Control Operators (brochure)
- Final PCO and Bats Report edits incorporated 30 March 2021
Additional Literature Cited:
- Bat Conservation International: State of the Bats Report
- Adams, A. M., Trujillo, L. A., Campbell, C. J., Akre, K. L., Arroyo‐Cabrales, J., Burns, L., ... & Frick, W. F. (2024). The state of the bats in North America. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1541(1), 115-128.
- Frank, E. G. (2024). The economic impacts of ecosystem disruptions: Costs from substituting biological pest control. Science, 385(6713), eadg0344.
Lesson 2: Legislation
Federal/National Wildlife Act and the Species at Risk Act
Species at Risk Act (SARA) permits and procedures
Provincial and Territorial Wildlife Acts and Regulations
List of Contacts: Applying for Permits to Work with Bats
Saskatchewan:
- Bat Exclusion Policy (2022)
- Permitting Required: A mandatory Bat Exclusion Permit from the Ministry of Environment is required before any bat exclusion efforts, including installing one-way exits or exclusion devices. Contact Field Offices for a permit.
All other Provinces and Territories: Contact local Field Offices to determine if there are permit requirements.
Lesson 3: Human Health & Misinformation
Histoplasmosis
- What Employers Need to Know about Histoplasmosis (CDC)
- What Workers Should Know about Histoplasmosis (CDC)
- Histoplasmosis - English (CWHC)
- Histoplasmose - French (CWHC)
Rabies
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
Bat Basics Guide: Understanding Echolocation
Quick Start Guide: Using Echometer Touch Bat Detection Devices
Lesson 6: Identifying Bats & their signs
Morphological Key Excerpt from Bats of BC
Species Table for Eastern Canada - Descriptions of Distinguishing Features
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)
- The Role of Bat House in Bat Conservation - from Alberta Bats (video)
- WCS Canada: Summary Brochure - Best Management Practices for the Use of Bat Houses in Canada and the USA
Lesson 8: Excluding Bats
Checklists and Forms for conducting bat exclusions
See Lesson 7 Resources for links to Bat House Resources
Lesson 10: Encountering Bats & Reporting
Report and Submit - CWHC online reporting tool with pdf with specimen handling and transport instructions
Handling Standards
Welfare and Handling Recommendations for Bat Censuses in Canada - 2023 (English)
Welfare and Handling Recommendations for Bat Censuses in Canada - 2023 (French)
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
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
