bats
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By the Way: August 6, 2026
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By the Way, July 9, 2026
“The Vermont Department of Libraries has awarded 148 public libraries — including 11 in Addison County — grants of $350 to support 2026 summer programming for children and…
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Bat Week kicks off Oct. 24, aids conservation efforts
Learn about and help conserve Vermont’s nine native bat species.
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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…
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Living with wildlife: Bats in your house?
Bats are everywhere! It may feel that way to some of Vermont’s human residents.
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Volunteers needed for Rokeby Bat Census Team
Each July the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife deploys community scientists to conduct a census of established bat colonies.
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Letter to the editor: Bat boosting efforts praised
These much maligned, often misunderstood creatures are just another example of evolution’s most divine and brilliant work.
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Help save our native Vt. 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…
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Endangered bat habitat conserved
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…
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The Outside Story: Eastern red bat, the migrating maverick
Swift and apparently silent, a lone bat traces the contours of the woods’ edge at dusk, floating through canopy and meadow.
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Act now to protect our nine bat species
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…
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Protect the bat species from COVID-19
MONTPELIER —There is no evidence at this time that North American bats can transmit the virus causing COVID-19 to humans, according to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.…
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Bats return after fire destroys Salisbury habitat
SALISBURY — After a tremendous fire destroyed the Swamp Road covered bridge over Otter Creek on the Salisbury-Cornwall line on Sept. 10, 2016, naturalists feared that the large…