Alberta Community Bat Program. Promoting bat conservation, stewardship & education. A program of WCS Canada (Wildlife Conservation Society Canada).
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The Alberta Badlands are "BATlands"! Check out this beautiful new video clip about the secrets they hold & how this area of Alberta is so important for #AlbertaBats
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/bats-north-america-research-1.7314579
CBC article with comments from one of our collaborators on another project, Dr JP Xu. This is a remarkable study that came out today in Science. #Bats
Researchers found that infant deaths increased after farmers used more pesticides to battle pests when bats weren't around. The findings are part of growing evidence that humans rely on the animal and plant species around them, and are harmed when those species decline or go extinct.
It's #Leptember! Moths have been evolving ways to evade bats and bats have been adjusting strategies to keep up with the changes. The results are some amazing adaptations - like TYMBALS!
Some moth species have tiny noise makers that they use to startle attacking bats. Some may actually jam bat sonar frequencies (by making a loud sound at the same frequency as the bat call - it confuses the bat momentarily to give the moth time to drop and get out of the way).
It's #Leptember! Moths are a HUGE part of many bat diets. But did you know that moths have EARS? Tympanae are structures that allow moths to hear the echolocation calls of attacking bats (so they can dodge & avoid being eaten). #Bats #Moths #CoolScience
https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-3032.2003.00355.x
Our most recent update on the state of white-nose syndrome in bats in Alberta.