Bats in Vancouver: UBC researchers to study secret city nightlife
May 8, 2023
They live among us and eat pesky insects, but unless you’re armed with an ultrasonic microphone you may never notice our nocturnal neighbours: bats.
UBC researchers Dr. Matthew Mitchell (Faculty of Land and Food Systems) and Aaron Aguirre (Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability) want to bring these fascinating creatures out of the shadows, and will spend the summer collecting data on bats in Metro Vancouver.
They’re in a race against time: In early April, evidence of a deadly fungal disease called white-nose syndrome was found in BC for the first time.
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