Welcome to Donna Hensley's bat colony...
Donna Hensley is a biologist with 15 years of research experience on bats
(with four years of experience with Bat
Conservation International).
Check out some of the terrific work that she's done while at BCI:
More recently, during the summer 1998, Donna was called in for consultation
by administrators at the Eastern State Hospital at West Medical Lake -
their facilities had been recently colonized by bats. She proposed
that in addition to evicting the bats (not extermination!) that the hospital
maintenance staff construct a bat house adjacent to the building.
Here are the details
of this recent project. The Governor's office is following this
project with great interest, and may consult with Donna regarding a similar
problem at the Governor's Mansion in Olympia.
Got a question about bats? Do you have bats in your belfry?
Want to build a bat house?
Contact Donna for more information!
Donna Hensley and Swoop (an African fruit bat)