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Bats are Beneficial
Bats Face Many Threats
Extinction Risk is Rising
Bats Depend on Us
Experts Estimate
Extinction Risk of Bats
![52 percent](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/52-percent.png)
Extinction Risk
![Extinction Risk](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/extinction-risk.png)
![Extinction Risk Table showing Canada, United States and Mexico](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/extinction-risk-table-v1.png)
North America’s bats are diverse. By working together, we can ensure their survival.
Conservation relies on identifying threats and determining the status of each bat species. Knowing the state of North America’s bats informs how we prioritize and design conservation actions. Legal protection, local action, research attention, public support, and cross-boundary collaboration all contribute to safeguarding our bats.
![Spotted Bat](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/bat-state-report-2023-diversity-fig-01.webp)
Lives in cliffs in western North America. Huge ears for hunting moths.
MEX Apparently Secure
Bruce D. Taubert
![Little Brown Bat](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/bat-state-report-2023-diversity-fig-02.webp)
Endangered in Canada. Found coast-to-coast. Threatened by white-nose syndrome.
USA Imperiled
Charles M. Francis
![Pallid Bat](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/bat-state-report-2023-diversity-fig-03-scaled.webp)
USA/MEX Apparently Secure
Michael Durham/Minden Pictures, Bat Conservation International
![Mexican Free-Tailed Bat](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/bat-state-report-2023-diversity-fig-06-scaled.webp)
MEX Apparently Secure
Bruce D. Taubert
![Fish-Eating Bat](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/bat-state-report-2023-diversity-fig-04.webp)
Marco Tschapka
![California Leaf-Nosed Bat](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/bat-state-report-2023-diversity-fig-05.webp)
MEX Apparently Secure
Michael Durham/Minden Pictures, Bat Conservation International
![Little Yellow-Eared Bat](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/bat-state-report-2023-diversity-fig-07.webp)
Charles M. Francis
![Spectral Bat](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/bats-state-report-2023-diversity-fig-02-new.webp)
Price Sewell
![Northern Long‑Eared Bat](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/bat-state-report-2023-diversity-fig-11.webp)
Michael Durham/ Minden Pictures
![Hoary Bat](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/bat-state-report-2023-diversity-fig-12.webp)
Michael Durham/ Minden Pictures
![Fringe-Lipped Bat](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/bat-state-report-2023-diversity-fig-08-scaled.webp)
Charles M. Francis
![Big-Eared Bat](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/bat-state-report-2023-diversity-fig-13.webp)
MEX Apparently Secure
Michael Durham/Minden Pictures, Bat Conservation International
![Florida Bonneted Bat](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/bats-state-report-2023-diversity-fig-01-new.webp)
Micaela Jemison, Bat Conservation International
![Lesser Long-Nosed Bat](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/bat-state-report-2023-diversity-fig-01-update-scaled.webp)
MEX Apparently Secure
Bruce D. Taubert
![Lesser Long-Nosed Bat](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/bat-state-report-2023-diversity-fig-01-update-scaled.webp)
MEX Apparently Secure
Bruce D. Taubert
![](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/red-angled-border.png)
White-nose Syndrome
![90%](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/90-percent.png)
![98 percent](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/98-percent.png)
Threats to Bat Habitats
Climate Change
![82 Percent](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/82-percent.png)
![45](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/45.png)
Energy Production
Conservation works best when people are empowered with data
→ nabatmonitoring.org
→ whitenosesyndrome.org
→ batconservationalliance.org
→ gob.mx/conabio
We Need Bats
![We Need Bats](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/we-need-bats.png)
Ecotourism
Scientific advancements
Agricultural pest control
Pollination
Seed Dispersal
Healthy forests
We Need Bats
![We Need Bats](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/we-need-bats.png)
![](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/batillustration-top.png)
Ecotourism
Scientific advancements
![Illustration of different things that bats do](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/batillustration-01.png)
Agricultural pest control
Pollination
![Illustration of different things that bats do](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/batillustration-02.png)
Seed Dispersal
Healthy forests
![Illustration of different things that bats do](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/batillustration-03.jpg)
Bats Need Us
![Bats Need Us](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/bats-need-us.png)
Everyone has a role to play. Being a bat enthusiast builds support for wildlife conservation and the policies and actions that protect our natural world for a better future. Bats do a lot for us, let’s make a difference for them.
What You Can Do For Bats
![What You Can Do For Bats title](https://digital.batcon.org/assets/2023/04/bats-state-report-2023-back-cover-title.png)
Create and protect bat habitats in your own backyard
- Protect old trees as nature’s bat houses
- Trim trees in fall and spring to avoid harming bat pups
- Create a bat-friendly garden by planting native species and reducing pesticides
- Create water sources for wildlife, especially in arid habitats
- Keep cats indoors
- Use reputable wildlife experts to safely evict and exclude bats from buildings
Explore nature responsibly
- Avoid disturbing bats during hibernation or when they have pups in summer
- Report bat observations to your wildlife agency
- Respect cave and mine closures and advisories
- Practice clean caving and climbing by decontaminating all gear
Choose climate-friendly and green options to help the planet, including bats…
- Reduce your energy use and carbon footprint
- Use sustainable forest products
- Buy organic and local
- Choose bat-friendly tequila
Speak up for bats
- Be a bat enthusiast on social media and with your friends and family
- Share with others the importance of bats and bat conservation
- Support conservation efforts and policies that protect nature and wildlife
- Become a bat biologist and work for bat conservation