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To ensure the long-term health of Georgia’s bat populations through integrated research, management, and public education.

SAVE OUR SKY PUPPIES!

Georgia’s bats (aka Sky Puppies) are facing tough times. Find out more about what you can do to help them below.

Support GBWG, Buy your “Save Our Sky Puppy” Stickers here!
Install a Bat House! Go to Georgia Wildlife Bat Houses to learn more. If you get bats in your bat house, help us count them! Find out how here.
Plant a Native Bat Garden! Here is a list of native plants you can plant to help attract bat food. Georgia Native Plants for Bats_2018
Tell your Friends! Educating others about why bats are important is one of the best things you can do. Visit our Education page for more information.
Cave Clean! Find out more about WNS and how it affects our bats in Georgia. Go here!
Volunteer! You can learn how to volunteer with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources by clicking here. Learn about bat monitoring volunteer opportunities by clicking here.

2025 Bat Blitz Announcement!

We are excited to announce a coastal joint Georgia and South Carolina Bat Working Groups Blitz happening fall 2025! We will be headquartered at Wormsloe Historic Site in Savannah, GA and are partnering with the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge for the event. Netting will occur in both states and we will be deploying Motus tags on select migratory species.

Save the date for November 4-7, 2025! More details will be given as the event gets closer.

Bat Week is October 24 – 31, 2024

Be a Bat Superhero! Learn more at BatWeek.Org

Registration for the 2023 Annual Georgia Bat Working Group Meeting Is Now Open!

We will be meeting at Fort Yargo State Park on Friday, December 1. You may register for the meeting here. Registration will close Nov 24. If you are interested in presenting at the meeting, please fill out the call for abstracts form here. Call for abstracts will close Nov 10.

Click here for details.