What is a bat house? Experts push habitat preservation for Bat Week [Video]

Oct. 24 marked the start of Bat Week, an annual observance that runs through Halloween. It’s a time for advocates to educate folks about some of the creatures of the night that we share the planet with. Bats in our region are threatened by disease and habitat loss, but experts say there is a way folks can lend a helping hand to our nocturnal neighbors. “Bats are looking for similar things. They are looking for a warm place, a roof over their heads” said Alyssa Bennett, a small mammals biologist with Vermont Fish and Wildlife.Bennett said if you live somewhere where large bat colonies hang about, you could set up a bat house.”It can be about 2 feet wide, 2 feet tall and has multiple narrow chambers that bats fit in. It’s more of a condo for bats than a tiny house,” she said.There’s a big bat house at Shelburne …