Bat World Dirigo is located in Southern Maine and is working at educating the public that bats are vital to our area. With many bodies of water all over the state, mosquitoes and other pesky insects are everywhere. Without the help of the bats keeping them under control, disease like the West Nile could easily amplify.

Since there are so many old buildings in Maine, many people find themselves encountering a wayward bat that is frantically trying to escape back into the wild. The most common house dwelling bat is the Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus).  We also have many of the myotis family, such as the Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus) which also seeks a safe dark crevice to dwell in. The least common bats found in Maine are the foliage roosting bats like the Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) and the gorgeous Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus).