Bats are a natural and essential part of our regional ecosystem and play an important role in controlling insect populations.<\/p>\n
Given the significant bat population in our region during the warmer months, NAU students, faculty, and staff may encounter bats in university buildings and\/or throughout the Flagstaff community.<\/p>\n
This page provides information on university protocols for bats inside campus buildings as well as information about what to do if an individual has or may have had direct contact with a bat.<\/p>\n
If you find a bat inside a university building, refer to these steps:<\/p>\n
Importantly, if you have been exposed to the bat (bite, scratch, direct physical contact or if you wake up and find a bat in your room), immediately contact NAU Campus Health Services<\/a> to report possible exposure.<\/strong><\/p>\n Full building evacuation is typically not necessary in the event of a bat sighting.<\/p>\n Employees and students are encouraged to use their own judgement if they feel uncomfortable when notified of a bat sighting in a building. Employees should coordinate with their supervisor and students should contact professors or community living personnel for additional information or for alternate arrangements.<\/p>\n While the risk of rabies from bats is low (most bats do not carry rabies), it is possible upon direct contact with a bat and must be addressed immediately.<\/p>\n Immediately contact NAU Campus Health Services<\/a> to report possible exposure.<\/strong><\/p>\n Only bats with confirmed human contact or found in a room where someone has been sleeping are tested for rabies. If a bat tests positive, Coconino County Health and Human Services will contact those exposed directly.<\/p>\n Bat Safety and Protocols Bats are a natural and essential part of our regional ecosystem and play an important role in controlling insect populations. Given the significant bat population in our region during the warmer months, NAU students, faculty, and staff may encounter bats in university buildings and\/or throughout the Flagstaff community. This page provides […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":222,"featured_media":1908,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3511","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/environmental-health-and-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/environmental-health-and-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/environmental-health-and-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/environmental-health-and-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/222"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/environmental-health-and-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3511"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/environmental-health-and-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3534,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/environmental-health-and-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3511\/revisions\/3534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/environmental-health-and-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/environmental-health-and-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Do you need to evacuate a building if a bat is sighted?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Bat safety<\/strong><\/h2>\n
When to treat a bat encounter as possible exposure<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Will bats be tested for rabies?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Prevention tips<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Other resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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