The Wonderful World of Bats at Wilder!

Former teacher and Children’s library Jerry Schneider has brought The Wonderful World of Bats to audiences since 2003, using amazing photos by Merlin D. Tuttle, former president of Bat Conservation
International. This program features the echolocation calls of bats. What is echolocation? How
loud is it? Why can’t we hear bats when they are echolocating? The bat program introduces
audiences to local and tropical bats, the Vampire Bat, and many more of our only flying
mammals. Via slides and taped bat calls, audiences move beyond old stereotypes, to
understand the vital roles of bats in our environment. They will see slide photos of our Big
Brown Bat, the Silver haired Bat, and the Desert Red Bat.. Eyes will light up at such
phenomenal creatures as Townsend’s Big Eared Bat and the Pallid Bat. Tee shirt craft follows
the slide show. Length: 50 minutes.

This event is part of the Quechee and Wilder Libraries Summer Reading Program Wrap Up events!