Bat Chat

multiple bats
Banded big brown bats roosting together at our field headquarters in West Kingston

Bats are often associated with Halloween, but in reality, they aren’t all that scary! With the materials in this kit, your class will learn about bat natural history, their importance as part of a healthy ecosystem, the challenges they face, and current monitoring efforts in RI.

What’s included in this kit?

  • Information about Rhode Island’s bats
  • Resources on what to do if you encounter a bat in your home
  • Sample lesson plans
  • PowerPoints
  • Instructions for building a bat box
  • Photos and videos
  • Show and tell items
  • "Batty" activities from Project WILD and Project EduBat

 

Check out our Bat Chat playlist on YouTube!

         

Bat Chat Educator Packet

bat on brick ceiling

A big brown bat in one of RI's few winter hibernacula

multiple bats

A bunch of big brown bats hanging out at our office in West Kingston

bat being held by gloved hand

Eastern red bats are pretty adorable!

Mist netting at the Great Swamp

Mist netting at the Great Swamp

3 people opening the mist net

Opening up the mist net

Caught in the mist net!

Caught in the mist net!

two people using equipment to examine a bat at night

DEM staff collect data on a bat during a mist net survey

eastern red bat with tracking band

An Eastern red bat with her new band

bat forearm being measured

Measuring a bat's forearm

big brown bat

Big brown bat, banded by RIDEM DFW

Individually numbered bat bands

Individually numbered bat bands

hand writing down data on a form

Writing down important bat data

eastern red bat held in a gloved hand

This eastern red bat is ready for his closeup!

bat held upside down by gloved hand

Not so ready to fly away!

diagram of a bat wing

Labeled bat wing

bones of bat wing highlighted in multiple colors

Homologous bones

big brown bat call sonogram

Big brown bat call sonogram

Eastern red bat sonogram

Eastern red bat sonogram

Little brown bat sonogram

Little brown bat sonogram

Silver-haired bat sonogram

Silver-haired bat sonogram

Little brown bat with white-nose syndrome (USFWS)

Little brown bat with white-nose syndrome (USFWS)

A hibernating bat with white-nose syndrome (USFWS)

A hibernating bat with white-nose syndrome (USFWS)

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Additional Resources

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Our staff are happy to help provide any support you need! Email mary.gannon@dem.ri.gov. 

 

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