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Bat Monitors Find 9 Species in Loudoun, Including an Endangered One

Bat Monitors Find 9 Species in Loudoun, Including an Endangered One

May 1, 2023

Volume 28 Issue 2, Spring 2023 by Bruce Kimmel, Virginia Master Naturalist Bats are one of the most misunderstood animals on the...

Bat Night

Bat Night

Jun 27, 2022

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy is excited to present Bat Night led by The Bat Lady, Dr. Susanne Sterbing, world-renowned bat expert...

Bat Monitoring Finds Eight or More Species at JK Black Oak

Bat Monitoring Finds Eight or More Species at JK Black Oak

Jun 17, 2022

Bats are an important part of a healthy ecosystem, not to mention being fascinating animals.  While our knowledge about bats...

Bat Monitoring Begins at JK Black Oak

Bat Monitoring Begins at JK Black Oak

Apr 11, 2022

Bat monitoring rig at JK Black Oak.Photo by Bruce Kimmel Bats are an important part of a healthy ecosystem.  There...

Our Backyard Bats

Our Backyard Bats

Mar 5, 2021

This program was co-sponsored by Loudoun County Public Library and Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy. Leslie Sturges of the Save Lucy Campaign...

Declining Bat Populations Need Our Help

Jul 7, 2013

Each spring and summer, we get emails from people asking, “We have bats — what can I do to get...

Bats on NPR/Diane Rehm Show

Nov 10, 2011

There was a great interview/discussion on bats on the NPR/Diane Rehm show this past Monday. In case you missed it,...

Bats – It’s a Fungus that’s killing them

Nov 2, 2011

You may have seen the articles over the last week or so about Bats and White Nose Syndrome.  Researchers have...

The Hidden Beauty of Pollination

May 14, 2011

I wish I could embed this video on the blog but it’s not that kind of link so….. here’s the...

Bats at Oatlands: Lessons for Human-Wildlife Interaction

Oct 13, 2010

Vol. 15 Issue 3, Fall 2010 By Erin Snook Loudoun County is home to seven spectacular species of bats, and...

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