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Bat Maternity Season is Nearly Here!

“Biologist holds little brown bat” by USFWS Headquarters is marked with CC BY 2.0.

Check your home — bat maternity season starts in April

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) reminds people to check homes and other buildings for roosting bats before maternity season starts. While Florida’s 13 native bat species are generally beneficial and typically roost in trees, caves or other natural spaces, sometimes they are attracted to human-made structures.

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Take action to protect bats

Photo credit: “Bat Swarm” by alexvalentine is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 

Bat maternity season is almost here, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is reminding the public to check their homes and other structures for bats and seal potential entry points. Are there cracks in your chimney or holes in your siding? Bats and other small mammals can fit into these small spaces, and now is the best time to inspect your home!

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