Are Bat Roosts Protected?

Federal law safeguards not just the bats, but their habitat as well. Bats use caves and mines for habitat, and hibernating and roosting areas are protected by law. ... It is illegal to possess, injure or kill a bat. Like U.S. federal law, bat habitats are also protected.

Are bats a protected species?

Flying foxes, or fruit bats, are a protected species and play an important ecological role in the pollination of native flowers and the dispersal of natural forest seeds. Any unauthorised attempt to disturb or kill flying foxes is illegal.

What are bats protected under?

All bat species have been for some time protected under schedule 5 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981. however since 2007 the effective protection for bats now comes from Schedule 2 of the Conservation (Natural Habitats &c) Regulations 1994, which defines "European protected species of animals".