The North American Bat Monitoring (NABat) program is a multi-agency initiative administered by the US Geological Survey (USGS). Wildlife Conservation Society Canada (WCSC) has coordinated and implemented the program in British Columbia from 2016 to 2023. In 2024 the North by Northwest (NNW) Bat Hub was formed by combining the previous Alberta Hub and the BC and southeast Alaska (BC-SE_AK) Hub. The implementation of the program within British Columbia is lead by Biodiversity Pathways with key support from provincial and state representatives and WCSC. In 2024, 57 grid cells throughout all of British Columbia were monitored, and in this report we we will:
Summarize the locations and site information for each grid cell.
Tabulate acoustic identification results from both stationary and transect sampling as well as species activity levels adjusted by sampling effort.
Summarize acoustic identification and trend analyses.
Report on results of monitoring process including significance of results, successes, challenges and lessons learned.