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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.
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.
Details will be coming soon!
2023 SBDN Bat Blitz at Fort Mountain, Georgia
Click here for the bat blitz summary and results.
4th Annual Georgia Bat Working Group Bat Blitz (May 2017)
Photos courtesy of Habitat For Bats
Annual Bat Working Group Meeting (Dec. 15th, 2016)
Photos courtesy of Habitat For Bats
3rd Annual Bat Blitz (May 12th – 15th, 2016)
Photos courtesy of Habitat For Bats
