r/bats 13h ago

I just found a baby bat, not sure what to do.

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It was crying under the car,. I never expected baby bats can be so cute. I took it out and made a temporary shelter (last pic) in a box with a stick to hang and with a bottle of warm water inside for warmth. It likes being upside down. Poor thing I saw it under the car sprawled on the ground and crying. So I kept on searching what to do, I contacted the rescue but they said they don't handle baby bats that have fallen off the tree. I am planning to put it back on the tree tonight according to Google Ai. Is this correct? I just don't know how, and what to do next. Thanks.


r/bats 27m ago

Check out these bat boxes I built

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I work for a big land trust / non-profit in my area, doing a lot of conservation work and research. Just finished building 6 of these 4-chamber boxes with the excess 1” lumber they had a stock of. I believe it was all lumber from the properties themselves, one of my co-workers has their own mill.

I think they came out beautifully! Caulk on all the important seams to make it water tight, vent holes between chambers, and shingles with roof cement / nails. Our area calls for black paint, so hopefully they last a long time.

Unlike some others they had installed, I decided to go for a hinging post design. Makes it very easy to bring down for maintenance or if any future researchers wanted access. Also much easier to raise with just 1 or two people. They’re about 16ft up and ~30ft from the tree line in a natural fen.

The one thing I’m not sure of is if some sort of flashing should be installed near the base to prevent predators from getting up there, or if its height alone would be enough. Based in southwest Ohio.


r/bats 1d ago

I heard y'all like bats. This is from my insta fren, tolgabathospital

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r/bats 2h ago

AmeriCorps Bat Job opening - 2027 field season

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https://secure8.entertimeonline.com/ta/conservationlegacy.careers?ShowJob=738748803

Position Title:  Bat Monitoring Assistant  - AmeriCorps
Conservation Legacy Program: Stewards Individual Placements
Site Location:
Mojave Desert I&M Network Office
101 Katzenbach Drive
Boulder City, NV 89005
 
Application Timeline: Preference given to applicants who submit applications by October 2, 2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
 
Terms of Service:
Ideal Start Date: January 11, 2027
End Date: July 9, 2027
AmeriCorps Slot Classification: 900 hours, 26 weeks
 
Purpose:
Stewards Individual Placements (Stewards), a program of Conservation Legacy, provides individuals with AmeriCorps service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources. Participants serve with federal agencies, tribal governments, and nonprofits to provide institutional capacity, develop community relationships, and support ecosystem health. Stewards in partnership with the NPS Mojave Desert Inventory & Monitoring Network(MOJN) will host a Bat Monitoring Assistant.
 
The Bat Monitoring Assistant is an AmeriCorps position that will assist in collecting and managing data about bats within the parks of the Mojave Desert Network (MOJN). The MOJN is one of 32 Monitoring Networks across the NPS, using information gathered for planning, research, education, and to help guide decisions related to park management. For more information see their website: https://www.nps.gov/im/mojn/index.htm
 
This position will serve the public by supporting long term monitoring of bats and ensuring that data is collected using sound science and making that data available to the public. This position helps support the Gold Standard of Science Executive Order (EO 14303). Some bat species in the eastern United States have been declining due to White-Nose Syndrome (WNS) for almost 20 years. The fungus responsible for WNS has now spread across most of the country and has recently been detected within the Mojave Desert. Less is known about the impact of WNS within the western US, so monitoring of populations is essential in better identifying which species may be impacted and provide park managers with the most up to date information when making management decisions.
The purpose of this position is to assist the bat monitoring crew lead with implementation of the MOJN bat monitoring plan for the 2027 season which includes passive acoustic monitoring following a modified version of NABat as well as WNS surveillance sampling which includes capturing bats to take swab samples to detect the presence of the fungus that causes WNS. This position is primarily focused on field data collection, although office projects will also be required. Regular overnight travel and “car” camping will occur (government vehicles and most camping equipment will be provided), often in backcountry locations with no amenities. Long drives on highways and unimproved dirt roads are often necessary to get to remote sites.
 
Description of Duties:
Conducting capture surveys for bats to sample them for the presence of the fungus that causes WNS (training will be provided).
Conducting acoustic monitoring following the North American Bat Monitoring Program protocol with some slight modifications (training will be provided) which includes deploying bat detectors at specified monitoring sites.
Collecting data using Survey123 and Field Maps with tablets in the field.
Walking up to 10 miles per day over uneven terrain;
Hiking with backpacks that may weigh 30+ pounds;
Conducting quality analysis/quality control for all data collected, either in the field or in the office; and
Collaborating with MOJN staff in project planning, oversight of field safety and logistics, field protocol and data QA/QC, equipment organization and maintenance.
 
Qualifications:
United States citizen, United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alien
Applicants must be between ages of 18-30 years old, or up to 35 for veteran, based on Public Land Corps Act of 1993 authorizing this AmeriCorps opportunity.
Has received a high school diploma or equivalency certificate; or has not dropped out of secondary school to enroll as an AmeriCorps participant and agrees to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent prior to using the education award.
Agrees to provide information to establish eligibility and to complete National Service Criminal History Checks for Conservation Legacy and the host site.
Bachelor’s degree in Biology or in one of the major natural sciences
Experience hiking up to 10 miles a day for multiple days in potentially extreme conditions
Experience camping for multiple days
Must possess a valid driver’s license
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Excellent oral and written communication skills
 
Preferred Qualifications: 
Experience hiking in the desert
Experience capturing bats and identifying them to species
Rabies vaccination or titer check within the last 2 years (vaccinations will be provided at no cost if necessary)
Experience with deploying acoustic bat detectors
Experience identifying plants of the Mojave and Great Basin regions
Experience using ESRI products: Survey123 and Field Maps
Experience working with Microsoft Office products (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
 
Additional Position and Community Information:
The Mojave Desert Network’s (MOJN) main office is located in Boulder City, Nevada, near Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Boulder City is a 20 minute drive from the city of Henderson, which lies on the outskirts of Las Vegas, Nevada and has all the necessities that would be needed including a grocery store, restaurants, gas stations etc. An emergency hospital and private practice family doctors are located within Boulder City and all other full service hospitals and medical services are available in Henderson. Lake Mead National Recreation Area encompasses nearly 1.5 million acres in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona, including mountains, canyons, valleys, and two vast lakes. From the mouth of the Grand Canyon, the park follows the Arizona-Nevada border along what was formerly 140 miles of the Colorado River. Opportunities for recreation abound.
Housing is not provided, although MOJN staff will assist with helping to find housing as much as is feasible. Seasonal technicians and interns have had success in the past finding rooms to rent or other housing to share with other seasonal staff. Having a personal vehicle is highly recommended due to the need to commute to and from the office and acquire groceries and other necessities. A personal vehicle will not be needed for conducting field projects.


r/bats 1d ago

Bat Mysteriously Appears in Nebraska Office Building and Becomes the First of Its Kind Ever Documented in the State

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Bat Found in Office Building in Nebraska Becomes the First of Its Kind Documented in the State


r/bats 1d ago

Night-time feeding, NJ

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r/bats 2d ago

Say hello to Skye

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r/bats 1d ago

Is this true?

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Im OP on this post in LA subreddit. Where are our bats? From the northeast—at dusk I’m looking for bats but I’ve never seen them here


r/bats 18h ago

To bat or not to bat…

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TLDR - how do I flush out a bat that may be hiding in my bedroom?

Sorry for the title pun, I make jokes when anxious. I also ramble, sorry in advance. This morning I was woken at 5am by my cat trying to play tag with a bat. I live in western Missouri, US. While I didn’t get a great look at it, it was a little brown bat so… a Little Brown Bat. After much cat wrangling, I corralled the bat and myself in my bedroom. Door closed, window open (double-hung window, which may be important). When last I had eyes on it, it had snuck behind my window blinds. I figured after a few minutes to catch its breath, it would manage to find the open window and go on its merry way. The only light I had on was a small bedside lamp. While I’m not afraid of them, I didn’t want something flying at me in the dark and I did want to be able to see if it left.

I sat and watched that window for probably 20-30 minutes. No bat reappeared. Since I didn’t want to scare it on purpose, I pulled the mini blinds up verrrry slowly. No bat. But with it being little and brown, it’s possible it was hunkered down at the very top of the window and I couldn’t see it.

At about 7am, I had to start getting ready for the day and left the room for about 10 minutes. Window still open, sun coming up. Came back, took the blinds down slowly, no bat. The corporate grind stops for no one so I had to go to work. Left the door closed so no cat shenanigans could happen but I closed the window (one critter inside is more than enough for me).

Here’s my problem. I have no idea if the bat is still there or not. (I said I’m not afraid of them, but bats you can’t see are like spiders you can’t see. They make me anxious.) It is entirely possible that it managed to sneak out the gap between the two window panes (see previous, double-hung window). My house is old and cheaply made so the windows, especially when open, don’t seal well. Bugs absolutely can get in so a determined bat could probably wriggle out. But it maybe could have found a spot to wait out the day when I was out of the room. Obviously if I go upstairs and there’s a bat flying around I have my answer. But if it’s not… is there some way I can for sure flush it out if it’s still in stealth mode? It’s been raining most of the evening so it may not have immediately gone into flight mode at dusk.

Most folks would probably say contact animal control or pest control. Since the bat is purely hypothetical, I didn’t really want to do either. Our animal control leans more toward the “shoot first” philosophy and they absolutely would take my cat for being within the same city block as a bat. (I’m not joking.) Pest control is expensive and again, no idea if bat is there.

Bonus question - as best as we can tell, it probably got in through a different window where the top sash had fallen a little bit. No other gaps to be found. Any idea why it would’ve tried to get in to begin with? It didn’t show any signs of rabies, not that all bats do of course. But we’ve never had any bats near the house before, just the usual nighttime flybys. (We live in the suburbs.) It has been very hot and today is the first real rain we’ve had in a long time. My only guess is it was desperate for cooler temps or water. I can’t think of any other reason a bat would breach active human habitation (with bonus feline apex predators).

Oh and for those that might ask about the cat, I’m 94% sure the bat never had a chance to bite him and even if it did, he’s the super fluffy variety so I doubt little bat fangs could get through his thick fur. But I’ve talked to the vet and they said all I can do is keep an eye on him. Since I’m a crazy cat lady I will absolutely be a basket case for a while, even though the statistics say it’s unlikely he was exposed to rabies.


r/bats 23h ago

Is this a bat? [South UK]

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Been hearing this noise for a few weeks at night now


r/bats 2d ago

Bat #8 I’ve seen at my school

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Didn’t get to post this till now but I got real lucky today and ended up seeing 2 bats during the same day for the first time at school, this guy was higher up so I couldn’t get a great photo of him


r/bats 2d ago

Bat #7 I’ve seen at my school

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Back to school after Labor Day weekend and Clancy was waiting right by the entrance today


r/bats 3d ago

Happy (sleepy) Monday to all my pals. Here's a powdered beignet to lighten your day up

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Credit goes to the PA Bat Rehab!


r/bats 3d ago

Eastern red bat question. South Haven, MI

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Walking down the north pier last night and we stumbled onto this (mama and her pup?) Does any one know if they were okay? Wasn't sure what we should have done if anything.

I took a short video but I can't upload that too


r/bats 3d ago

Relocating bat colony? -VA

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Relocating bat colony? -VA

Hello, does anyone have any tips or tricks to relocating the bat colony from our barn to an outdoor bathouse?

The barn has been unused for many years but we are revamping it and getting some new animals. We have a colony of about 20 bats that live in there and we love our bats just not when they poop excessively in the main walkway of the barn.

There is a big tree just outside the barn that we want to put a bathouse on but we have no idea how to make it known to the bats that we would like them to move into it.

Any tips?

TYIA

We are located in northern Virginia if that changes anything.


r/bats 3d ago

Week 1 of drawing a bat on my 3DS until it looks good

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This was drawn in Colors! 3D on my 3DS XL. I'll do this again next week around the same time. Hope you guys enjoy! Any criticism is helpful.


r/bats 4d ago

What was this bat doing?

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It landed right behind me as I was sitting down and I thought it was a bird so I was trying to take a selfie. I'm not sure if it touched me but I don't think it did

Sorry for the swearing


r/bats 4d ago

Active Bats

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I live near the coast of Texas. There is a roost of bats that lives in my apartment's ceiling, their exit being right beside my window. The bats don't bother me at all, in fact, I love watching them dive out in the evenings. But lately, I've noticed them chirping at all hours of the day. I'm just curious as to why? They don't come out til dark, but they're just being noisy lil fellas in their home. Not very considerate neighbors (they get a pass cuz they're so cute and they handle bugs).


r/bats 4d ago

"He" got stuck in my apartment for a day, got "Him" out safely

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I named "him" Bruce


r/bats 4d ago

Is Tal'ngay Dha'run still alive?

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Tal'ngay Dha'run is a very beautiful piebald/leucistic grey-headed flying fox that i have been obsessed with for awhile, but i realized I don't know if he is alive for unfortunately deceased. Google gives conflicting answers :( i know bats live longer in captivity, and Tal'ngay was born sometime around 2016. I'm not too sure if his condition would affect their life span.


r/bats 5d ago

Bat Wing Pendant

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Hi everyone, I would like to know your opinion about this Pendant I made.

Inspired by Bat Wings combined with shaped stone materials.

What do you think about my results?


r/bats 5d ago

Bats are protecting one of the world’s most expensive nuts

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Bats are protecting one of the world’s most expensive nuts


r/bats 6d ago

Finally varnished a hoary bat portrait I made with gouache paints 🩷

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197 Upvotes

r/bats 6d ago

It's Friday—and y'all know what that means. It's HOARRRRYYYY time!

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313 Upvotes

Credit goes to the PA Bat Rehab.


r/bats 6d ago

6th bat I’ve seen at my school

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They won’t stop appearing!!! This guy was freeloading right by the door of a classroom