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How To Keep Bats Out Of Your Attic Bats are often-misunderstood creatures. They help with crop and flower pollination, are skillful hunters that glide through the air using echolocation and can eat up to one half of their body weight in insects each night. As pest control and garden help,

If bats infest a person’s home or property, a person might be inclined to harm the animals or try to remove them. However, it is illegal to kill a bat, and it is unadvisable to attempt removal yourself. Under Ontario’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, bats are considered Specially Protected

Perhaps you like bats. Perhaps you don’t. Whether you want to attract or repel these nocturnal fliers, your yard and its features can do that job for you. Bats and humans have a few things in common. Bats look for a nice home, ample food, and serene surroundings. Why do

Bats may not be the first disease-carrying animals that come to mind, but these little critters can carry some of the most miserable maladies that affect humans. Here are two examples: Rabies Caused by the virus Lyssavirus Rabies, rabies is not a laughing matter. Just like raccoons and other rodents,

There are 18 species of bats native to Canada. They can be found in many different parts of the country. Bats are useful for keeping the insect population under control. They are also prey for cats, owls, hawks, falcons, snakes, and raccoons. The most common species of bat in Canada

“I’m Batman!” Amongst superheroes, Batman represents a special character that can move effortlessly through the dark, unlit streets of the urban metropolis. Just like Batman, bats are creatures of the night that thrive without light. Canada has 18 species of bats, including the brown bat, hoary bat and northern long-eared