2023 Annual Report - Flipbook - Page 44
Baby season for our North American bats starts in May and ends in early September,
depending on the species. Here are a few 琀椀ps you can use to help save their lives.
THERE IS NO HUMANE WAY TO EXCLUDE A BAT
COLONY DURING BABY SEASON. Most bats give birth to
just one pup star}ng in late spring and summer. If you
exclude a bat colony or trim down their palm frond home
during the spring or summer, baby bats will be lev behind
to die. If you have an unwanted bat colony in your a琀�c,
ensure there9s no way they can get into the home9s interior, but wait un}l the end of summer before having the
colony excluded. Visit batworld.org for humane ways to
evict bats at the proper }me of year.
Bats roos}ng in trees are frequently a琀琀acked
by blue jays and crows, ending up grounded in
yards where they are oven found by people or
pets, or worse, hit by lawn mowers. A mother
bat will try to protect her babies by spreading
her wings over them as seen in the photo on
the lev. Please check your yard for downed
bats before mowing. If you 昀椀nd a bat in need
please visit batworld.org to 昀椀nd a rescuer in
your area.
At least 12 of our 47 US bat species use dried
palm frond