If you think you’re seeing more bats around, you’re not alone.
According to the Okanagan Community Bat Program, mid-summer is the time when landowners notice more bat activity, even occasionally flying into a house or roosting in unusual places.
These surprise visitors are usually the young pups, according to Paula Rodriguez de la Vega, ecologist and coordinator with the bat program.
“In July and August, pups are learning to fly and their early efforts may land them in locations where they are more likely to come in contact with humans“, she said.
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