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The Bat Specialists

Research projects conducted by FBN include species inventories; population & activity monitoring; population management & experimental roost design.  General project locations include National Parks, National Forests, Conservation Areas & military facilities in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina &  the Caribbean.   (....See Research….)

Thanks to TNC volunteers, long-term  population research that began in 1993  continues.  Our research with the southern-most colony of southeastern big-eared bats (BEB) is among the most comprehensive in the country.  (....See Research….)

Bats in buildings are vulnerable.  Minor nuisance issues can become major problems—any event that alters the roost can lead to displacement or entrapment (…See Management...).  FBN is dedicated to preventing  ‘urban bat’ problems through public education and active bat management designed to help people and bats (.. See Management...)

Our efforts to prevent further decline of urban bat populations began in 1993 and includes teaming with Bat Conservation International to create the Bats In Buildings Program, co-authoring Bats in Buildings: An Information and Exclusion Guide  and (..See Management...)                           

*New

Florida Rule Protects Bats**

Bats need bat houses.  Like all real estate the keys to a successful bat house are architecture & location.  Our bat house design is based on long-term research that began in 1992 when FBN founder, Laura Finn, was working on her Master’s degree at the University of Central Florida. The FBN design was first approved by local bats in 1993 &  our bat house was one of the first certified as ‘Bat Approved’ by Bat Conservation International  (1999).  After 15 years our research continues and the design continues to improve … (See Bat Houses….)

Our New - Hurricane Resistant installation method was developed in cooperation with NASA engineers.

New Snake Guards & Safety Nets

Research

 Inventory & Monitoring

Urban Bat Management

Bats in Buildings Solutions

Bat Houses

Habitat for Bats

FBN is a non profit organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of bat populations.  solving & preventing issues associated with ‘urban bats’.