Maureen Heidtmann Bats: Their Lives and Lore – LIVE ANIMALS

Join us for an evening with Maureen Heidtmann, Master Wildlife Conservationist, for an overview of bats of the world with an emphasis on our local species. She will cover the persisting myths and misconceptions about these fascinating creatures, the many roles bats play to ensure a healthy planet, and the perils bats face in their struggle for survival. She also will bring some of her furry flying friends with her! Maureen Heidtmann has been working with bats for more than 25 years. She is a licensed wildlife rehabilitator and a Certified Wildlife Conservationist with the State of Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmenal Protection. She has been presenting programs, chiefly about bats, for many years. She recently has been written about in Connecticut Wildlife magazine and in several newspapers for rescuing and raising an endangered species, the Eastern Small-Footed Bat, the first of its kind to be seen in Connecticut since 1940.