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Books
For the Love of Bats
Exploring Nature at Night with the West's Flying Mammals
Niki Desautels (Author), Anneke Wilder (Illustrated by)
For the Love of Bats, is written by Bats Northwest member Niki Desautels and celebrates the astonishing diversity of bats, revealing their unique behaviors, habitats, and physiology while making a compelling case for stewardship and conservation. The book is a vivid, place-based exploration of the West’s species, blending natural history with in-the-field experiences. Each chapter introduces you to the science of bats—from echolocation and hibernation to foraging and migration—while connecting these traits to broader ecological patterns through stories and striving to help people understand a bat’s world.
Book Release: October 1, 2026Bats Northwest in the News
Citizen scientists scan the skies to help WA bats facing a deadly fungus, The Seattle Times (October 19, 2025)
The Bat Advocate, Humans Elements, Crosscut, KCTS (March 10, 2023)
Growing Up to Be a Bit Batty (March 27, 2022)
Members since the Start (March 10, 2022)
Before our Northwest bats go into hibernation, a little sympathy (2020)
Bat-threatening Fungus Spreads to Two New Washington Counties, King 5 Seattle, WDFW. (August 20, 2020)
Wildlife rehabilitator goes to bat for the flying mammals (2016)
Summer season, urban sprawl putting more bats in local backyards (2016)
Bats Make Rare Stop (2006)
Videos
Vampire Bats, Facts vs Fiction by Bernice Tannenbaum (October 25, 2023)
First Tuesday: Bats of Washington State, Methow Conservancy (October 2, 2023)
Bats of the Pacific Northwest presentation for the Anderson Island Historical Society (1/28/2023)
Testing Bats for White-nose Syndrome, WDFW (July 9, 2021)
All About Bats - Part 1: Learn about Bats, How to Help Bats, How to Attract Bats with the Bat Lady. (Nov. 24, 2020)
All About Bats - Part 2: Cool Facts, Concerns & Myths with Barbara Ogaard, Bat Lady. (Nov. 24, 2020)
Podcasts
Exploring Magnuson Park with Bats Northwest (March, 2023)
The Wild with Chris Morgan - Bats: Busting the Myths (Oct. 27, 2020)