The effect of ingested pesticides is probably worst during severe cold because more fat reserves are used during hibernation and migration. In addition, pesticides and herbicides may limit the prey supply, but it is not known how this would affect the abundance of the Pallid Bat. Lack of knowledge about the biology of the British Columbia populations is a factor affecting the ability to protect the necessary requirements required to sustain breeding populations of Pallid Bats. Although there is growing public sympathy towards bats, many people are not aware of the existence of Pallid Bats in the South Okanagan. Public interest could be generated if the economic benefits of this species were advertised.
More research is required if management is to be instituted.
Given the low abundance of this species in the province, any one environmental factor that is dramatically changed could influence this species' ability to persist in Canada. Environmental conditions in British Columbia are not as suitable for Pallid Bats as they are in the United States. Thus cycles of prey density and climatic factors, such as cold, rainy summers, potentially have more significant effects on British Columbia Pallid Bat populations than on United States populations. If the British Columbia population remains in the Okanagan to hibernate, long or severe winters would affect Pallid Bat numbers. Extensive irrigation in the South Okanagan and the replacement of vegetation adapted to an arid climate with orchards, crops, and pastures has significantly reduced the Pallid Bat's natural habitat.