Welcome to Bat Conservation and Management, Inc.

bat conservation and management

BCM, Inc. provides artificial bat maternity roosts, systematic Indiana bat fieldwork,
and professional grade bat survey field equipment.

We are capable of accommodating any agency request with unique services across North America such as mist net surveys, Indiana bat surveys, ultrasonic call studies, 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.

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 nearby, you can continue to take advantage of the tremendous benefits these fascinating animals have to offer.

Special information page on White Nose Syndrome
killing our cave bats.

Now offering the longest lasting, highest capacity bat house ever available

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

Summer bat problems...

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 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 waiting for Discovery...

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....

Bat house plans and install guide

IR illuminator specifically for the Sony NightShot cameras

SonoBat bat call analysis software, Mac + Windows

Authorized dealer for the Pettersson 240x bat detector

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....

Harp traps made in America for research use

Single and triple high mist net poles that take a trashing

The StenLight S7 is the best hands free headlamp available today

Bat Conservation
and Management, Inc.

Professional surveys • Artificial Roosts
Conflict Solutions • Equipment

Mailing address: 220 Old Stone House Road, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17015
Shop and showroom: 1263 Claremont Drive, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17015
(717) 241-ABAT (office and FAX)

Bat Conservation and Management is Listed
On The Harrisburg Business List

3 day and night hands on bat workshops

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!

Participate in the upcoming
Bat Study Techniques Workshop
PA & NJ in 2009

Looking for bat work? Live near Carlisle, PA? Apply today!

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

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