Welcome to Bat Conservation and Management, Inc.

bat conservation and management

Bat Conservation and Management, Inc.
is a leading nationwide speciality wildlife consultant and
provider of professional survey equipment, nationally
recognized training workshops, and bat houses.

We are capable of accommodating any agency request with unique services across North America such as mist net surveys, Indiana bat surveys, acoustic monitoring surveys, radio telemetry tracking, wind farm pre/post surveys, hibernacula surveys, mine gating, harp trapping , and community-level bat management solutions. Recognized as an Indiana bat specialist by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, we have participated in or completed survey projects across the United States.

Bat workers helping bat workers. BCM offers a number of highly regarded bat workshops demonstrating bat detectors, acoustic survey field techniques, and bat capture techniques at venues across the country. While BCM staff uses the gear we sell in our own nationwide consulting projects, our workshops allow participants to try out speciality bat equipment from all major worldwide manufacturers. Customers may arrange free private workshops at our office to quickly get up to speed with the workflow of Pettersson brand detectors, regarded as the best bat microphones available today.

We also assist homeowners and agencies by mitigating bat-human habitat conflicts and use only modern humane exclusion methods. By safely managing your neighborhood bat colony, you can continue to take advantage of the tremendous benefits these fascinating animals have to offer.

Recognized as Indiana bat specialists rangewide, BCM has completed summer mist net surveys and responsible use of acoustic tools across the US. We specialize in compliance surveys for pipelines, wind development, road construction, timber sales, mining, and other developments in potential Indiana bat habitats. Contact John Chenger at 717-241-2228 for immediate quotes.

Bat Workshops

Multi-day bat workshops by nationally recognized instructors for responsible handling and acoustic ID

Upcoming events and workshops:

Bat Detector Workshop: Santa Fe, NM, April 2, 2013
(free evening BCM workshop in conjunction with the 2013 WBWG features hands on gear opportunity with Binary Acoustic Technology, Pettersson, Titley, and Wildlife Acoustics.)

Western Bat Working Group Meeting in Santa Fe, NM, April 1-4, 2013. John & Joe will have detectors & SonoBat to demo.

Western Bat Survey Techniques: AZ, May 15-19, 2013

Western Acoustic Field Techniques: AZ, May 20-24, 2013

Eastern Acoustic Field Techniques: KY Sept. 8-12, 2013

Eastern Bat Survey Techniques: KY, Sept. 14-18, 2013

Recent presentations by BCM affilates:
At the 2013 NE Bat Working Group Meeting
Janet Tyburec presented Using Auto-Classifiers for Acoustic Surveys: Do Results Reflect Reality". John Chenger presented "How to Get That Endangered Bat Out of Your House in 20 Minutes". Joe Szewczak presented A Field Test of Two Acoustic Classification Systems to Discriminate Indiana Bats (Myotis sodalis)

At the 2013 SE Bat Diversity Network Meeting
Janet Tyburec presented an updated Using Auto-Classifiers for Acoustic Surveys: Do Results Reflect Reality which now includes Kalidescope Pro. Joe Szewczak presented the SonoBat Expert System for bat call analysis.

Bat Houses

Wood and plastic shelled bat houses and condos- kits, assembled, & installed

Bat house plans and installation guide

Acoustic Monitoring
for Bats

Authorized dealer for the Pettersson, Wildlife Acoustics, and BatBox bat detectors

SonoBat bat call analysis software, Mac + Windows

Summer bat problems...

Learn about bat acoustic monitoring and record bats in your backyard.

Get the right guano! Bats in your backyard? Find what they're doing there!

Need to exclude bats?
We are a source for humane do-it-yourself info and FAQS. Need our professional help?? Contact us for free commercial or residential telephone consultation.

Considering a bat house? We'll show you how to assemble our bat house kits, then where to set one up, and finally how to install it. Buyers and builders beware of junk bat houses which are widely available: we reveal how to spot poor designs. Download our plans .

It boils down to do you Have Bats? or do you Want Bats? We have what you are looking for...

Discover bats...

Bat movies! Browse our selection of clips and download now!

Catch a live bat program this summer, witness an emergence, a dawn return, or even visit a bat cave!

See differences in Pennsylvania's bats

More at Discover...

Bat projects...

See field updates from our NJ Indiana bat migration tracking project...
The first fully documented Indiana bat migration ever?
Kingston telemetry Follow our spring migrating bat tracking project as it unfolded here!
What's it like to explore a cave? Three trips from a fresh perspective.

More at Projects....

Acoustic Help
and
Detector Reviews
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Practical advice, detector & microphone field tests from real field bat workers

Bat Survey Gear

IR illuminator specifically for the Sony NightShot cameras

Harp traps made in America for research use

Single and triple high mist net poles that take a beating

Conservation and management...

Want bats on your property? Our bat house style enjoys a 95% occupancy rate! We now offer steel sided bat houses that may outlive some of the bats!
Bigger can be better, our Bat Condos are large scale management solutions not available anywhere else.
Industrial sized harp traps and mist net pole alternatives are now available!
BCM Inc., is an authorized dealer for Pettersson bat detector equipment as well as SonoBat call analysis software.
Looking for a consultant? For the best rates on mistnet surveys, abandoned mine bat assessments, hibernacula surveys, telemetry projects, and other services please contact John Chenger .

More in our Catalog....

The StenLight S7 is the best hands free headlamp available today

Bat Conservation and Management, Inc.

Professional surveys • Artificial Roosts
Conflict Solutions • Equipment • Training

Mailing address: 220 N Old Stone House Road, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17015

Shop and showroom: 1263 Claremont Drive, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17015

Phone (717) 241-ABAT (office and FAX)

Bat Conservation and Management is Listed
On The Harrisburg Business List

BCM has completed Allegheny woodrat habitat surveys and radio telemetry projects. We specialize in compliance surveys for pipelines, wind turbines, road construction, etc. Contact John Chenger at 717-241-2228 for immediate quotes.

Have a question? Please use our public discussion board, if you don't see your topic covered please post your question! New web additions: IR Illuminator for Sony NightShot cameras, Bat House Plans, Bat detector and analysis package, Internet Bat House Shootout!

Have bats in the house??? BCM, Inc. offers professional, humane bat exclusion work across the country. Contact us for free quotes!

Special information page on White Nose Syndrome killing untold numbers of our bats in the northeast US and is now spreading thru PA and WV/VA.

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Little brown bats in our occupied bat house in Pennsylvania. Bats require a modern design, excellent construction, and proper placement.
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