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

provide 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 disrupting

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 humanbat contact There

has been no interaction since the start of the work

Our team on the ground knew that the wellbeing and

conservation of this engendered species was imperative

for Gros Morne

Gros Morne and

little brown bats