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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jring" data-source="post: 3410083" data-attributes="member: 133897">Hi,first of all it would be helpful to identify the bats - some kinds may be protected and "removing" them might actually be illegal - at least in Germany, but I guess in Canada too. Also after having removed the bats all entry paths to the attic need to be blocked in order to avoid the problem next year.Regarding noises  - the echolocation cries of bats should be inaudible without special electronic equipment for most kinds of bats - there's few that use frequencies below 20kHz and those can usually only be heard by children or youths as the ability to hear high frequencies gets worse with age.And also there's only one kind of bats in Canada which carries rabies with a non-negligible percentage - the big brown bat. It is - as all canadian bat species - insectivorous and thus the chance of being bitten or scratched by one it rather slim if one does not handle a bat found somewhere without some protection like leather gloves.Some hints in here...<a href="http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/09vol35/acs-dcc-7/index-eng.php" target="_blank">http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/09vol35/acs-dcc-7/index-eng.php</a>and here:<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bats_of_Canada" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bats_of_Canada</a>Joachim</blockquote>