Brian Keating (@goingwild.bsky.social)

@albertabats.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 5:31 PMReposted by @goingwild.bsky.social

Our bat probiotic project is expanding beyond BC and WA and into Alberta and the territories! Bats benefit! We’re studying how long it persists and whether it could be used in backyard bat houses.🦇

Help fund this work: donate or run a fundraiser!

wcscanada.donorsupport.co/page/FUNKNPK...

Image of a Little Brown Myotis covered with fungal growth Pd that causes white-nose syndrome in hibernating bats. Overwinter mortality rates for this species are over 90%. Photo: Greg Horne from Feb 2026.

Image of a bat wing stretched out in the gloved hands of a bat researcher. UV light is shining on the wing surface where speckles of orange fluoresce under the UV light. This is a sign of fungal growth (Pd) that causes white-nose syndrome. Bats emerging from hibernation will show this sign if they have been infected by Pd. Photo: Jason Headley

Image of the team at work processing bats in early May - documenting signs of white-nose syndrome. One researcher holds a bat while another swabs the wing with a sterile swab that will be sent away for testing. Researchers wear gloves (and change them between bats) to reduce the risk of transmission of the fungus between bats. Masks are worn to protect the bats from researchers potentially giving bats any diseases. This work involves a lot of decontamination, making processing of each bat highly involved before it is eventually released back into the night. We are grateful for a huge number of volunteers who have joined us to help with this project. Photo: Jason Headley

Our Alberta team sprays hydrated probiotic bacteria into bat houses after bats have left to hunt for the evening. The probiotic formula dries onto roosting surfaces. Returning bats crawl over the roost surfaces and pick up the beneficial bacteria on their wings which will assist in their survival in the following winter when they encounter Pd that causes white-nose syndrome. Photo: Jason Headley

@goingwild.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 6:44 PM

Well done Susan!!!

@goingwild.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 2:21 AM

It’s no Bull, honest! I snorkeled with 100 big fish earlier this month! Here’s their remarkable story of recovery (7 minutes listing)
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

@goingwild.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 10:52 PM

If you are in the Kelowna region tomorrow evening, it would be great to see you here!
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@hab3261.bsky.social Sep 12, 2026, 9:59 PMReposted by @goingwild.bsky.social

Hello Alberta and Canada! This is how I voted in the upcoming referendum using a special mail-in ballot.

You must apply for a special ballot before Sept 25:
specialballot.elections.ab.ca/index/8400

#abpoli #cdnpoli #ableg #NoToTheNine #NoToThe9 #Option1Remain

A bat hangs upside down from a cave ceiling beside text reading, “I VOTED OPTION 1 TO REMAIN IN CANADA & THEN NO TO THE OTHER NINE QUESTIONS. LET’S SEND THE OLD BAT BACK TO HER CAVE.” The graphic uses a humorous bat metaphor to comment on the Alberta separation referendum.

@goingwild.bsky.social Sep 13, 2026, 12:20 AM

You’re the best, Hazel!

@goingwild.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 2:47 AM

If you are in Lethbridge later this week, it would be great to see you here:

Wilder Voices Speaker Series - Visit Lethbridge visitlethbridge.com/events/wilde...