1.3K views · 40 reactions | At Ontario Parks, we're all "a-bat" protecting our bat species. 驪 Want to help bats? Learn how to build a bat box! #BatAppreciationDay [Find an accessible version of this video here: https://youtu.be/plZmcNLXzDc] | Ontario Parks | Facebook

#DYK? A bat box is designed to mimic the natural roost that bats use during the spring and summer. 🦇 Celebrate #PollinatorWeek by joining Dr. Adam Janke, wildlife specialist, as he demonstrates how you can build your own bat box! 🔨 Find this woodworking project plan and more from the ISU Extension Natural Resources Stewardship team: https://go.iastate.edu/VGTIGN #StrongIowa #pollinators #bats | Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

The brown long-eared bat is also known as a whispering bat because it echolocates very quietly as it hunts down small moths, beetles, flies, earwigs and spiders. You can only hear its calls via a bat detector. To find out more about bat detectors see: https://www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/bat-detectors-1 | Bat Conservation Trust