![]() The Florida Bonneted Bat is now classed as endangered, for example, and there are threats to bats in the form of disease also. There are 77 different species on the Endangered and Critically Endangered bats on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Some bats are protected now because of dwindling numbers, and some species are now classed as endangered. We have cut down the places that they would have once called home, and converted caves into tourist attractions or something else. In many circumstances the bats are homeless because of the actions that we humans have taken. If we find out where these bat haunts are, we can take active measures to protect them. We’re not sure where all of the different species go for the colder months, but they are being monitored. We don’t know lots of information about migrating bats. The cold temperatures would cripple them, and it would make finding fresh, non-frozen water really difficult also. There wouldn’t be enough food to support them all if they were to stay the way they were. But if they were to stay there all year round, without either a migration or hibernation to fall back on, the majority of the colony would die. The warmer, summer locations offer the best spots to raise a family, and the best food too. Not just the adults among them, but the youngsters too. They move around like this to give themselves the best chance of survival. Hoary bats are another species that travel South to spend the winter, and this is all because they would struggle to find food and appropriate shelter to keep them alive if they were to stay put. Another bat that moves to Mexico when it gets cold is the Mexican free-tailed bats, and in the summer, New Mexico is their habitat of choice. ![]() When the weather gets hotter, however, they move again, generally to the South-Western areas of the USA. During the winter, when the weather is colder, the bats prefer the warmer temperatures of Mexico, setting up migratory roosts in caves. There are a number of other bats that migrate, and the lesser long-nose bat is just one of them. Some of them will “sleep” away the colder winter months, but it is believed that many more of them would much prefer to move somewhere nice, hot and sunny for the winter. The little brown bat is one species of bat you are commonly going to encounter in the US, and these are bats that are known to both hibernate and migrate. If the bat has a roost in a place where it is relatively warm all year round, and there is plenty of food on offer too, it will stay right where it is, without the need to move somewhere else. Different bats will do different things, and their behavior will depend on where they live too. Need bat removal in your hometown? We service over 500 USA locations! Click here to hire us in your town and check prices - updated for year 2020. ![]()
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