Bats of British Columbia

Bats of British Columbia

Getting Batty with the Royal BC Museum & NatureKids BC

oin a Royal BC Museum educator to learn how we depend on bats and how you can help these amazing flying mammals. See bat specimens up close, learn what they do in the winter and practice using your bat wings in a fun activity. Co-hosted by our friends at NatureKids BC. Credit: Royal BC Museum & NatureKids BC

Echolocation and Bats with Dr. Cori Lausen

Watch Dr. Cori Lausen, a bat research and conservation scientist at the Wildlife Conservation Society, talk about how bats use echolocation to navigate the world. Dr. Lausen is also one of the authors of the Royal BC Museum’s handbook Bats of British Columbia (2022). Credit: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants

This Week in History (Season 10, Episode 14): Bats

Join Jared Hobbs, photographer and co-author of Bats of British Columbia (2022), as he explains how he captured the incredible photos of bats in the handbook and here in the Learning Portal. Credit: RBCM and CHEK-TV (2021-22)

Spotted Bats

Watch this video on how spotted bats (Euderma maculatum) use echolocation to navigate and hunt in the dark. This video was created for a Kindergarten and Grade 1 audience. Credit: RBCM

See the Teach section for further resources.

L'oreillard Macule

Watch this video on how spotted bats (Euderma maculatum) use echolocation to navigate and hunt in the dark. This video was created for a Kindergarten and Grade 1 audience. Credit: RBCM

See the Teach section for further resources in French.