We tend to talk about bats as if they were all identical in appearance, habitat, and habits. But that’s far from the truth.

@Cori_Lausen, @wcscanadabats director, talks about 4⃣ Western Canadian #bats in @ecofriendlywest: tinyurl.com/4prrnkk2 🧵 1⃣. Spotted Bats have black fur with 3 large white spots on their rump and shoulders as well as smaller white patches at the base of their pink ears, which are as long as their body. They are found in dry desert regions of the southern #Okanagan and are extremely rare. (cont'd)

Last month, Nova Scotia passed the #Biodiversity Act – “An Act to Provide for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in Nova Scotia”. This important act largely flew under the radar, so we need to give this some attention on #BiodiversityDay 2021. A thread. 1/16 It's a good news-bad news story.
Congratulations to @ecelaw and @EcologyAction, who did critical research and government outreach that facilitated the passage of Canada’s first dedicated Biodiversity Act. 2/16