“Hoary Potter and the Guano of Fire” from Oregon won the Bureau of Land Management’s annual Bat Beauty Contest that runs around Halloween time each year.

Reports that require immediate assistance will be passed on to the provincial forestry and wildlife division. The number to call if you spot a bat is 1-833-434-BATS (2287).

Last year, "William ShakespEAR," a female Townsend's big-eared bat from southern Oregon took the title. In 2022, a canyon bat named "Barbara," also from southern Oregon, was declared the winner.

A hoary bat with a feisty personality named "Hoary Potter" defeated "Lestat" and "Sir Flaps-A-Lot" to win the Bureau of Land Management's contest.

A hoary bat with a feisty personality named "Hoary Potter" defeated "Lestat" and "Sir Flaps-A-Lot" to win the Bureau of Land Management's contest.

A student holds a hoary bat she found injured in Pincher Creek's turbine fields. ( (CBC)) Alberta researchers have found a simple way to drastically reduce bat deaths at a wind farm in Pincher Creek.

Last year, "William ShakespEAR," a female Townsend's big-eared bat from southern Oregon took the title. In 2022, a canyon bat named "Barbara," also from southern Oregon, was declared the winner.

A hoary bat with a feisty personality named "Hoary Potter" defeated "Lestat" and "Sir Flaps-A-Lot" to win the Bureau of Land Management's contest.

A hoary bat with a feisty personality named "Hoary Potter" defeated "Lestat" and "Sir Flaps-A-Lot" to win the Bureau of Land Management's contest.