{"id":2525,"date":"2016-07-07T23:36:49","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T07:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/?page_id=2525"},"modified":"2016-07-08T23:59:24","modified_gmt":"2016-07-09T07:59:24","slug":"helping-bats","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wildlife-defense\/bats\/helping-bats\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Bats"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Bat Houses!<\/h1>\n<p>They are cheap and so easy to build that they make an excellent project to do with the kids!\u00a0 As you know, there is more to being a parent than getting the kids to school and soccer practice.\u00a0 There are many projects suitable for parents to do with their children and this particular project will continue to be an educational adventure after completed!<\/p>\n<h1>Free plans<\/h1>\n<p>There are tons of free plans available for building a bat house in your back yard. You get the benefit of bats eating the bugs that bite you &#8211; <em>plus the opportunity to teach your kids to be a part of this world<\/em> &#8211; and they have a better chance to live and raise their babies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So this is what we&#8217;re going to do &#8211; Paws will post some links to free bat house plans for you and then, just in case those pages get removed or replaced later, we&#8217;ll save the files here as well.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let us know how your bat house turns out!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>www.nwf.org<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2529\" style=\"width: 741px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwf.org\/Garden-For-Wildlife\/Cover\/Build-a-Bat-House.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2529\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2529\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2529 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-shot-2016-07-07-at-7.00.06-PM.png\" alt=\"NWF - Build a Bat House\" width=\"731\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-shot-2016-07-07-at-7.00.06-PM.png 731w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-shot-2016-07-07-at-7.00.06-PM-300x98.png 300w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-shot-2016-07-07-at-7.00.06-PM-624x205.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Free plans to build a Bat House &#8211; from the National Wildlife Federation!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Direct link to Bat House plans: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwf.org\/~\/media\/Content\/Specialty%20Programs\/Garden%20for%20Wildlife\/SingleChamberBHPlans.ashx\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.nwf.org\/~\/media\/Content\/Specialty%20Programs\/Garden%20for%20Wildlife\/SingleChamberBHPlans.ashx<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2415\" src=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10.png\" alt=\"800 x 10\" width=\"800\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10.png 800w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10-300x4.png 300w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10-624x8.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2415\" src=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10.png\" alt=\"800 x 10\" width=\"800\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10.png 800w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10-300x4.png 300w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10-624x8.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2415\" src=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10.png\" alt=\"800 x 10\" width=\"800\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10.png 800w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10-300x4.png 300w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10-624x8.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>www.batcon.org<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2539\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.batcon.org\/pdfs\/bathouses\/SingleChamberBHPlans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2539\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2539\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2539 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-shot-2016-07-08-at-12.47.26-AM.png\" alt=\"BatCon Bat House Plans - free\" width=\"686\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-shot-2016-07-08-at-12.47.26-AM.png 686w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-shot-2016-07-08-at-12.47.26-AM-300x192.png 300w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-shot-2016-07-08-at-12.47.26-AM-624x399.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Original source of plans shown previously from NWR.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2415\" src=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10.png\" alt=\"800 x 10\" width=\"800\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10.png 800w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10-300x4.png 300w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10-624x8.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2415\" src=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10.png\" alt=\"800 x 10\" width=\"800\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10.png 800w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10-300x4.png 300w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10-624x8.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2415\" src=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10.png\" alt=\"800 x 10\" width=\"800\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10.png 800w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10-300x4.png 300w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10-624x8.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>www.fws.gov<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/southeast\/ea\/images\/pubbck2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2541 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-shot-2016-07-08-at-12.52.01-AM.png\" alt=\"FWS Bat House plans - free\" width=\"810\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-shot-2016-07-08-at-12.52.01-AM.png 810w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-shot-2016-07-08-at-12.52.01-AM-300x193.png 300w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-shot-2016-07-08-at-12.52.01-AM-768x493.png 768w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-shot-2016-07-08-at-12.52.01-AM-624x401.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2415\" src=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10.png\" alt=\"800 x 10\" width=\"800\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10.png 800w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10-300x4.png 300w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10-624x8.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2415\" src=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10.png\" alt=\"800 x 10\" width=\"800\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10.png 800w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10-300x4.png 300w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10-624x8.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2415\" src=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10.png\" alt=\"800 x 10\" width=\"800\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10.png 800w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10-300x4.png 300w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10-624x8.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Carlsbad Caverns Free Bat House Plans<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20050407073827\/http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/cave\/bathouse.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2543 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-shot-2016-07-08-at-1.00.16-AM.png\" alt=\"Free bat box plans from Carlsbad Caverns\" width=\"732\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-shot-2016-07-08-at-1.00.16-AM.png 732w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-shot-2016-07-08-at-1.00.16-AM-300x234.png 300w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-shot-2016-07-08-at-1.00.16-AM-624x486.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2415\" src=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10.png\" alt=\"800 x 10\" width=\"800\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10.png 800w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10-300x4.png 300w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10-624x8.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2415\" src=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10.png\" alt=\"800 x 10\" width=\"800\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10.png 800w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10-300x4.png 300w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10-624x8.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2415\" src=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10.png\" alt=\"800 x 10\" width=\"800\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10.png 800w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10-300x4.png 300w, http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/800-x-10-624x8.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/131676995\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/131676995\">How to Build a Bat House<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/savethebats\">Save the Bats<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share 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They are cheap and so easy to build that they make an excellent project to do with the kids!\u00a0 As you know, there is more to being a parent than getting the kids to school and soccer practice.\u00a0 There are many projects suitable for parents to do with their children and this particular [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"Tumblr\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Email\",\"Print\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"PawsNationUS\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"PawsNationUS\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":497,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2525"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2525"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2552,"href":"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2525\/revisions\/2552"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pawsacrossthenation.org\/pawsTalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}