Bats and Your Backyard Habitat

These little flying mammals are great hunters of insects, eating more than 600 mosquitoes per hour! Learn about the eight species of bats native to Delaware, where they live, and how to include suitable shelters and landscape elements for bats in your yard. Explore the key role these diminutive and often overlooked species play in maintaining balance in our local ecosystems. Investigate the resource requirements and some of the threats bat populations face, while discovering what you can do to support them. Join Kesha Braunskill founder of Delaware Bat Rehabilitation and Conservation on a walk through Mt. Cuba’s property to scout locations where bats are likely to roost and use a small acoustic monitor to listen for bats as well as see them. This is an exciting opportunity to experience Mt. Cuba’s grounds after dark. This program takes place in-person at Mt. Cuba Center Friday, May 29, 2026 (Rain Date: Friday 6/5). About the Instructor: Kesha Braunskill is a licensed wildlife rehabilitator and founder of the nonprofit organization, Delaware Bat Rehabilitation and Conservation (DBRC). Kesha has a professional background in wildlife, ecology and urban forestry. DBRC’s mission is to rehabilitate injured and orphaned bats in Delaware. Every year the organization fields over 100 calls from the public and rescues and rehabilitates dozens of bats around the state providing them with veterinary care with the goal to release then back to the wild. Jointly with rehabilitation, DBRC aims to increase public awareness around the importance of conservation and stewardship of our natural lands which is key to healthy habitats for wildlife. DBRC is committed to connecting with the public through community engagement and education programing REGISTER NOW: General Public Individual+ & Dual+ Members Supporter, Advocate & Conservator Members