Bat maternity season coming up in April

FWC Contributor The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is sharing the reminder that bat maternity season, the time when most of our state’s native and beneficial bats give birth and raise their young, starts on Tuesday, April 16. Now is the time for property owners to check homes and other buildings for roosting bats before bat maternity season begins. Florida’s 13 bat species typically roost in trees, caves or other natural spaces, but are sometimes attracted t