Dr. Craig Willis
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Lab NewsCongrats to Alyssa Stulberg and Kristina Muise for winning UW Graduate Scholarships!
Congrats to Lauren Nash and Sarah Teillet for successfully defending their honours projects on responses of Manitoba bat populations to WNS.
Check out the January edition of the Neighbourhood Bat Watch newsletter for updates on Bat Watch and our 2017 summer research. PDF
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Bats need your help!
White-Nose Syndrome (WNS) Alert
Bats with WNS often behave strangely in winter and early spring, flying outside of hibernation sites, even when there is still snow on the ground. Reports from the public have been critical for early detection in the Northeastern U.S., Ontario and Quebec. If you observe bats flying or roosting outside anytime during winter (i.e., November to May) please immediately contact the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC) at 1-800-667-1940 or email our citizen science program batwatch@outlook.com.
Support our Research
Our team at UWinnipeg have found preliminary evidence that artificially heated bat houses could increase survival and reproductive rates for the few bats that survive the winter with WNS. We received partial funding for the project from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Species at Risk Research Fund of Ontario, but more help is needed to support students working on this ambitious project.
To help support this work please visit the crowdfunding page here, where you can also see a short video and description of the project. You can also help by sharing the project on social media through the crowdfunding page. If you have any questions please email batwatch@outlook.com.
To help support this work please visit the crowdfunding page here, where you can also see a short video and description of the project. You can also help by sharing the project on social media through the crowdfunding page. If you have any questions please email batwatch@outlook.com.
Got Bats?
The Neighbourhood Bat Watch is looking for bat colonies in Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec. Please click here for more information and to get involved in wildlife conservation research.