By Chadd Cawson, The Columbia Valley Pioneer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

‘Tis the season that we all go a little batty –  at least with Halloween décor – to either scare away or entice trick or treaters as October 31 creeps up. 

While black bats may be part of Halloween decorations in windows and doorways, big brown bats are the species of winged marvels that can be found flying or hanging around the unceded territories of the Secwépemc and Ktunaxa Peoples and the land chosen as home by the Métis Peoples of B.C.

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