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The bat houses were also provided for free through the program.

If you build a bat house, however, they won't necessarily come.

"You can add a bat house and maybe succeed in attracting them to your garden," he said.

A bat house placed strategically close to the old hole provides them with a new home.

It is true that many bat houses have not been used by bats, but there can be good reasons for this.

The booklet answers questions like "How many bats can live in a bat house?"

I've chased the squirrels out of the attic and taken down the bat house.

Although uncommon, they have been found roosting in bat houses.

Bat houses are fine, but not near human houses, he said.

The university's bat house is near the lake.

Some conservation societies give away free bat houses to enthusiasts worldwide.

A program highlight will be the construction of a bat house, a wooden box with a slit at the bottom.

It remains to be seen whether the bat house ban will be enforced.

Surprisingly, a bat house is just an empty rectangular wooden box with an opening at the bottom.

For three years the bat house remained empty.

Others might record bird and animal life, build bluebird boxes or bat houses.

In September 1991, thousands of bats were captured and transported to the newly built bat house.

Bat houses should be mounted facing south, 12 to 15 feet above the ground on a pole or under the eaves of a house.

A bat house shaped like a French chateau explored ecology from yet another angle.

The common vacancy period for new bat house s is a year to 18 months, bat experts say.

And a small bat house accommodates 12 bats.

Those qualities have inspired many people to attract bats by installing bat houses in their homes and yards.

Build a bat house this week.

Town workers have hung bat houses around Town Hall.

The bat house has approximately 300,000 insect-eating residents.