Fall means it’s time to care for Vermont bats

The onset of fall sends Vermont’s bats into motion, which makes it an important time for conservation-minded Vermonters to learn about, and help conserve, our nine native bat species.

Bats are everywhere! It may feel that way to some of Vermont’s human residents. 

Each July the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife deploys community scientists to conduct a census of established bat colonies.

These much maligned, often misunderstood creatures are just another example of evolution’s most divine and brilliant work.

The onset of fall sends Vermont’s bats into motion, which makes it an important time for conservation-minded Vermonters to learn about, and help conserve, our nine native bat species.

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is putting $566,667 in grant money toward conserving land used by some of the state’s most vulnerable residents — Indiana and Northern long-eared bats.

Swift and apparently silent, a lone bat traces the contours of the woods’ edge at dusk, floating through canopy and meadow.

If you have noticed bats roosting in your attic, barn, or office over the summer, fall is the perfect time to safely evict these uninvited guests from your property.

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