Comox Community Bat Program

Did you know that fall is the perfect time to start a native plant garden for bats?🦇

Native plants support the life stages of night-flying insects, the main food source for our local bats!

By planting native seeds now, you can help build a buffet for bats next summer and support a healthy ecosystem for all pollinators.

🍂 Fall is seed starting season! Let’s get growing for the bats!

If you attended yesterday's AGM you probably saw Megan Ericksons presentation about bat patients in our hospital.

Yesterday one of our patients that came in was a Yuma Myotis bat (YUMA 999) and it is our first "hibernation disturbance" of the year. While our little critters are finding nice safe and warm places to hole up for the winter, its a good reminder that all our spaces are shared, and avoiding caves, tunnels, or other known hibernacula (places where animals hibernate), particularly during winter months.

Stripping bark off trees, and turning brush piles can disturb hibernating species like this, so it's recommended you leave them be until it warms up a little next year. Even awnings and patio umbrellas that create nice folds and spaces for these hibernating critters.

All this being said, if bats are disturbed from this, we are always happy to come and check out the situation and bring them into care if needed, it is always better safe than sorry!

Thank you for caring for our hibernating friends out there as the weather gets chillier. 🦇

Let’s see your furry friends in their finest bat outfits Comox! 🦇

🌟 Happy October 1st, Comox! 🌟

We’re kicking off the countdown to Bat Week 2025 (Oct. 24 - 31) with something fun for you and your furry friends: the Batty Pets Costume Campaign! 🦇🐾

Whether you love raising awareness about the role bats play in our ecosystem, or just enjoy dressing up your pet for a good cause, this is your chance to get involved.

👉 Share your pet’s batty costume by emailing [email protected]
or tagging us with for a chance to be featured and entered into random draw prizes!

First up in our campaign is Lemmy 🖤 — a very special pup whose family knows firsthand why this cause matters and benefits our community.

Let’s celebrate our bat friendly community together! To learn about Bat Week, visit https://batweek.org/. For information on this awareness campaign and how to get involved, visit comox.ca/battypets

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