Contact Us

Please direct your emails to our primary address: batcaver@wcs.org. Additional contact information is available below.

Martin Davis,
BC Coordinator

Wildlife Conservation Society Canada

c/o Box 164, Tahsis, BC, V0P1X0

batcaver@wcs.org

Tel: 250-934-6278 or 778-746-1157
Cell: 250-204-7422

 

                               
Cori Lausen, PhD,
Program Lead
Associate Conservation Scientist and Bat Specialist   
Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
PO Box 606, Kaslo, BC, V0G1M0

clausen@wcs.org
Tel: 250-353-8204
 
Greg Horne
Alberta Coordinator

PO Box 2202, Jasper, Alberta, 
T0E 1E0

hornejarry@telus.net
 
Dave Critchley, P.Biol., P.Ag., M.Sc., QWSP (QWAES)
Alberta Coordinator
Associate Chair, Department of Biological Sciences
School of Sustainable Building and Environmental Management
NAIT, 11762 106 St NW

Edmonton AB  T5G 2R1 Canada

dcritchl@nait.ca
Tel: 780-471-7660
Fax: 780-471-8590

Updates

DECONTAMINATION FOR CAVERS AND MINE EXPLORERS

The BatCaver program has released a video (see below) demonstrating one easy method of decontaminating caving equipment after exiting a cave or mine. Our BC coordinator walks the viewer step-by-step through one of his common decon procedures: immersing his caving equipment in 60-degree Celsius water for at least 20 minutes. The video is intended to help increase the likelihood that more people will follow recommended procedures by simplifying the procedure that reduces the risks of inadvertently transporting White-nose Syndrome (Pd) spores from one region to another.


White-nose Syndrome has continued spreading westward through Manitoba. It has also been found in Washington State since 2016.  As this highly transmissible and fatal disease of bats continues its spread, adherence to proper decontamination protocol is increasingly important, especially among anyone who may enter multiple caves or mines in a wide geographic range, and anyone operating in the Fraser Valley and US border regions.

 

Additional decontamination procedures can be found under the decontamination protocol link on the BatCaver Resources page. A map of WNS affected areas of North America (2019) is found on the Threats tab.


Video

White-nose Syndrome (WNS) is a fungal disease that has caused up to 100% bat mortality in cave hibernacula in Eastern Canada and United States. Follow these simple and critical decontamination protocols to keep bats safe as you explore. 

DECONTAMINATION OF CAVING GEAR AND EQUIPMENT

DECONTAMINATION PROTOCOLS FOR VISITING BAT HIBERNACULA

Watch this video in French.

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