{"id":80008,"date":"2025-12-11T23:47:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T23:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/80008\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T23:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T23:47:09","slug":"bat-week-education-in-action-sanibel-captiva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/80008\/","title":{"rendered":"Bat Week education in action – SANIBEL-CAPTIVA"},"content":{"rendered":"


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To celebrate Bat Week at the end of October, the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) went across Southwest Florida to promote the conservation of the nocturnal neighbors.<\/p>\n

SCCF wildlife biologist Mike Mills spent the week giving educational talks about the importance of bats to local ecosystems and simple ways that residents can support them.<\/p>\n

The SCCF reported that at The Sanibel School on the island and Mound House on Fort Myers Beach, fourth graders and residents learned how bats play a vital role in controlling insects, such as mosquitos, and pollinating native plants. They heard about the SCCF\u2019s bat monitoring and acoustic research that helps identify certain bat species and their populations across the Pine Island sound. Attendees also discovered how native bats contribute to the balance of coastal ecosystems and how habitat restoration efforts, like the installation of bat houses, are helping populations recover after the latest hurricanes.<\/p>\n

In addition, the SCCF partnered with the Hammerheads to build two more rocket-style bat houses for the island \u2014 adding to the already-built one at the Bailey Homestead Preserve. The design offers a full 360-degree roosting space, allowing bats to move throughout the day to regulate temperature.<\/p>\n


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