Species at Risk Resources
Nature PEI has produced a series of short guides on several species at risk on Prince Edward Island
- Species at Risk on Prince Edward Island: A Pocket Guide
- Monarch Rack Card
- Bumble Bee Rack Card
- Batty for Bats Bookmark
- Transverse Lady Beetle Bookmark
- Bumble Bees Bookmark
Materials are in English and in French and will soon be all available for download.
Other Resources:
Bumble Bee Identification Resource
Click to access Bumble Bee Identification Guide
Bat Box Recommendations and Resources
Click to access Canadian Bat Box Project Newsletter Spring 2020
In the April 2022 Canadian Bat Box Project Newsletter (link above), Karen Vanderwolf suggests that bats prefer bat boxes attached to buildings that are larger in size than the single-chambered designs. Bats are also more likely to be found in bat boxes in rural forested areas although they can still be found in rural agricultural areas, suburban areas, and urban areas. Vanderwolf also points out that bats seem to prefer older bat boxes and it may be a few years until a new bat box has bats take residence.
The link above has several bat box designs that you could use to make your own bat box.
Government of Canada Materials (links)
- The multi-species action plan of the PEI National Park identifies 12 species that have been identified under various programs
- Link to the Species at Risk Act – public registry