Observer staff and other workers were greeted with an unusual sight Friday morning 鈥� a pair of bats huddled together in the sun on a wall outside a downtown office.

The pair was seen just outside of Edward Jones investment services at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Friday, August 16.

Wildlife conservation officer Micah Kneller says while the sight is not particularly rare, he does say it is uncommon.

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Although Kneller is aware of the man on Vancouver Island who died from rabies introduced to him by a bat bite, he considers this 鈥渆xceedingly rare.鈥� However, Kneller does encourage those who have come in contact with a bat to get checked at a hospital or clinic.

鈥淢y advice would just be to leave them be,鈥� Kneller said. 鈥淯sually they鈥檒l move on if they鈥檙e not feeling comfortable there. If people have concerns about them, they can phone our RAP line number 1-877-952-7277, but I don鈥檛 think it is anything to really get excited about.鈥�

Sure enough, the bats had moved on to another spot to nap within two hours of their first sighting.

Cameron.thomson@saobserver.net
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