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Bat roosting box

Terra Nova Rural Nature Park,

Thompson, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.

Terra Nova means 'New Land' in Latin. The land was first used as a grounds for hunting, fishing, and housing by the Musqueam First Nations people. This area was later claimed by European migrants as the area of Richmond was among the earlier Crown Grant subdivisions. Both groups of people contribute to this rural landscape's agricultural and fishing history.

In an undisclosed location in Terra Nova Rural Park sits a home that could house up to 3,000 bats.

City of Richmond hopes ‘bat condo’ in Terra Nova will become maternity roost for female bats. Kirsten Clarke, "Richmond News"

It’s hoped that the “bat condo,” installed in the park by the City of Richmond last year, will become a maternity roost for female bats, where they could give birth to and raise their pups, said Chad Paulin, the city’s director of environment.

He said city staff have checked the condo each season, in line with the mating and roosting period, but so far there are no signs of inhabitation.

“We are considering maybe putting in something less intrusive…maybe a video camera, to kind of stay away from that area,” he said. “People can find it, but we’ve purposely kept the location non-public to promote it being very isolated.”

The city’s bat condo takes the form of a house-shaped structure on stilts. Bat boxes, according to the city, may be used from April to September and must be built using specific criteria, such as multiple chambers and chambers with internal connections, as well as an adequate landing pad.

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