Conservation Works

HUVAN Let the Bats Out

Back deck? No problem. Yard fence? Won’t take long. Bat condo?

They were long, hot days in the summer, but watching the crew from Huvan Construction (one of ACA’s valued Corporate Partners in Conservation) construct a "bat condo" was time well spent. A bat condo takes a lot materials and a full day’s work. Huvan delivered—building with professionalism, attention to detail, and genuine interest in the project.

The project: ACA installed two bat condos—one on a ranch west of Edmonton and the other in southern Alberta—to help mitigate the exclusion of the flying mammals (the only in existence!) from residential ranch buildings. We hope the bats will vacate their current residential premises to make use of their built-to-spec condo. One of the property owners is also keen on any means to increase the bat population on their ranch, given an old lakebed there breeds billions of mosquitoes.

Bat-tastic: Only four or five of this type of bat condo exists in Alberta. It’s unique for the chosen areas, and will prove interesting as we monitor the bats’ behaviour.