Field workers with the Toronto Zoo are making their rounds across South Bruce to monitor bats.
Workers are assessing the population, health and breeding status of the nocturnal flyers as part of the Native Bat Conservation Program.
Both the zoo and the Nuclear Waste Management Organization are working to further understand the conservation of bats in Ontario.
The Toronto Zoo writing on their website “Conserving our bats means first finding out their current population level and requirements so we can ensure appropriate habitat is available and help people avoid harmful activities. A
ll bats studied have been humanly treated and released quickly.