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Gros Morne and

little brown bats

Gros Morne National Park, in Newfoundland and Labrador, is

home to the myotis lucifugus, an endangered bat species in

Canada. The construction of the new visitor Centre required

adaptation measures to preserve the popular roosting site

of these little brown bats.

We developed elevated permanent bat condos before the

building was demolished to relocate the individuals and pro-

vide them with a new permanent roosting place. The siding

of the old visitor’s centre was added to the bat condos to

provide tactical familiarity.

Throughout the construction process, we reduced the

noise level by integrating scheduling changes to avoid dis-

rupting the bats during their roosting period. Most of the

heavy machine work near the roosts was done before or

after the hibernation period.

These preventive measures made it possible to preserve

this species’ habitat, and limited human-bat contact. There

has been no interaction since the start of the work.

Our team on the ground knew that the well-being and con-

servation of this engendered species was imperative for

Gros Morne.

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