Glacier National Park Conservancy Logo ( [link removed] ) Flash illuminates a cloud of bats flying overhead in the night
sky ( [link removed] )Photo: Ann
Froschauer, USFWS

Happy Halloween! Not only is today one of the spookiest days of
the year, but it also marks the final day of Bat Week
2019. Contrary to popular belief, bats aren’t as scary as you
might think. In fact, bats play incredibly important roles in our
ecosystems, and Bat Week raises awareness about the importance of
their conservation.

Your donations to the Glacier Conservancy are supporting a
critical bat monitoring program that helps park wildlife
biologists monitor bats in Glacier so they can assess the impacts
of the biggest threat to bats, White-Nose Syndrome, once the
disease arrives in the park.

THE BIGGEST THREAT TO GLACIER'S BATS

A small brown bat with long ears hangs upside down in a cave
( [link removed] )Photo: Ann
Froschauer, USFWS

"Even though bats are small, it doesn’t mean they don’t face big
challenges. The biggest threat is a disease called White-Nose
Syndrome (WNS). This disease has decimated bat populations
through North America since it was first discovered in 2006,
killing over six million bats. As WNS continues to spread,
biologists continue to inventory and monitor bats in Glacier.
Once WNS arrives, these data will be the best tool to assess the
impacts of the disease on Glacier’s bats."

— Lisa Bate
Wildlife Biologist, Glacier National Park

BAT MONITORING IN GLACIER

Video still of small brown bat in researcher's hand
( [link removed] )Check out the park’s
video, “Glacier’s Bats: An Adventure In Bat Research,” to learn
more about why bats are so important, and see how park wildlife
biologists are monitoring changes to bat populations in Glacier.

Learn more ( [link removed] ) about how
your support makes a difference and preserves and protects
Glacier for future generations.

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