Grab a shovel and do a favour for the bats who kept the mosquito population down this summer. Invasive burdock (Arctium spp) has got to go.
Mandy Kellner, Bat Conservation Coordinator with the Ministry of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship, is a wildlife biologist with an MSc studying bats in forests. She recently reached out to ISCBC to share photos of bats entrapped in burdock to help raise awareness of the impact of this invasive plant. The photos were collected from online reports sent in by concerned citizens around the province.
“The bat community has been aware of the potential for bats to be snagged on burdock for many years. We always get intermittent reports and photos, but numerous reports have come in this year already,” said Mandy. “Of course, these incidents are just the ones that people see and report – we don’t really know the full scope of this problem.”
Invasive Plant Killing Bats - Invasive Species Council of British Columbia
Mandy Kellner, Bat Conservation Coordinator with the Ministry of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship, is a wildlife biologist with an MSc studying bats in forests. She recently reached out to ISCBC to share photos of bats entrapped in burdock to help raise awareness of the impact of this invasive plant. The photos were collected from online reports sent in by concerned citizens around the province.
“The bat community has been aware of the potential for bats to be snagged on burdock for many years. We always get intermittent reports and photos, but numerous reports have come in this year already,” said Mandy. “Of course, these incidents are just the ones that people see and report – we don’t really know the full scope of this problem.”
Invasive Plant Killing Bats - Invasive Species Council of British Columbia