Summary of bats in the Lillooet area
Bat Images
Big Brown - Photo by Jared Hobbs
MYCA Myotis californicus California Myotis - Photo by Jared Hobbs
MYCI Western Myotis ciliolabrum Small-footed Myotis - Photo by Jared Hobbs
MYEV Myotis evotis Western Long-eared Myotis - Photo by Jared Hobbs
MYLU Myotis lucifugus Little Brown Bat - Photo by Jared Hobbs
MYVO Myotis volans Long-legged Myotis - Photo by Jared Hobbs
MYYU Myotis yumanensis Yuma Myotis - Photo by Jared Hobbs
PLTO Plecotus townsendii Townsend's Big-eared Bat - Photo by Ian Routley
Bats of Lillooet, BC - PDF Brochure
Bat Conservation Times - enewsletter of Bat Conservation International Inc.
White-Nose Syndrome Alert - Bat Conservation Fact Sheet I (Spring 2009)
Bat mortality due to white-nose syndrome
Scientists Struggle to Save American Bats
Bat Conservation International, News Release May 29, 2009 — Scientists searching for solutions to White-nose Syndrome (WNS), the most devastating threat ever faced by North American bats, met in Austin, Texas, this week (May 27-28) to review the latest research results and discuss the most critical priorities for the next three years.
Experts: Bat Fungus causing historic decline
Dina Capiello, June 4, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) — A mysterious fungus attacking America's bats could spread nationwide within years and represents the most serious threat to wildlife in a century, experts warned Congress Thursday.
Migration of bats past a remote island offers clues toward the problem of bat fatalities at wind turbines
July 2007 - This is a preprint of a paper on autumn migration of hoary bats and its potential relevance to bat fatalities at wind turbines. The article will be published in the journal Biological Conservation during the coming months and is currently available on-line at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2007.05.019
Longhursts put the finishing touches on their bat house
When the Longhursts of Lillooet, discovered bats living in their roof last summer, they decided that once the bats had migrated to warmer climes their access would be sealed off. While the family wasn’t happy sharing their home with bats, they felt that it wasn’t quite fair to leave the flying mammals homeless. So the Longhursts decided to build a bat house. Cindy Longhurst found the plans on the Internet, while Lochie and his foster daughters Mattie and Samantha built and painted it. The family enjoys watching the wild creatures, and with each of the approximately 40 bats, eating 1000 bugs a night, summer evenings are insect free.
Vivian Birch Jones of the Lillooet Naturalist Society reports that there are over a dozen species of bats that pass through Lillooet. She thought the Longhurst family might have had the Little Brown Myotis bat as their temporary tenants. Photo by Ken Oakes