Description: I particularly appreciated the key to the species by external features ... should be part of the library of any naturalist or mammalogist interested in the bats of British Columbia and adjacent areas. It also will prove valuable to the teacher looking for a good general introduction to bats. - M.B. Fenton, Dept of Biology, York University, Journal of Mammalogy This work is ideal for generation an interest in science and encouraging readers to move away from myths and superstitions about bats toward a better understanding of all wildlife. - G. Stevens, Choice The individual accounts of the species are well prepared and pleasantly spiced with such nuggets as the claim of the big brown bat to being the "provincial bat" because of its appearance at the legislative buildings in autumn and winter. - Patrick Colgan, Canadian Book Review Annual

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