Conserving the world's bats and their ecosystems to ensure a healthy planet. Retweets are not endorsements. 🦇
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Bat Conservation International retweeted
We're flying high this week, because our MENTOR-Bat 🦇 program just held its second in-person workshop in Yogyakarta, Indonesia with a special emphasis on evidence-based bat conservation and One Health approaches.
👉 Read more here! ow.ly/zkgG50T5b4S
ALT A group of about 20 people standing in front of a lit up building at nighttime, holding a banner that reads "Welcome MENTOR-Bat Team."
Bat Conservation International retweeted
⚠️ Fake webs are dangerous to your local wildlife- bats included! Leave the webbing to our spider friends and celebrate spooky season with eco-friendly decorations instead. 👻
🦇 Mexican long-tongued bat caught in fake web decoration
📷 Dick Wilkins
Bat Conservation International retweeted
I’m so glad you asked (it’s the buff-tip moth).
ALT A hoary bat (aka god’s most perfect creation) laying on a blue towel. The bat is looking at the camera with little black eyes. The tricolored nature of their fur gives them a black mask and a golden mane around their face. Their body is frosted white. They have rounded ears and a small nose with no nose leaf. 📸 Bat World
ALT A buff-tip moth laying on a wooden branch. They have a golden mane with a very poofy head which, along with their hoary body coloration, strongly resembles the hoary bat. Convergent evolution is a beautiful thing. 📸 Alex Hyde
Bat Conservation International retweeted
Working with bats in the field? Make sure you follow the new Guidelines for Field Hygiene from the IUCN SSC Bat Specialist Group to protect bats and people!
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@_BCT_ @ @BatConIntl @NA_bats @Relcom_ @15thBat @globalsouthbats @BatLifeEurope @AusBats
Bat Conservation International retweeted
The Hill’s horseshoe bat, thought to be extinct for 40 years was rediscovered in 2019 in @NyungwePark. With @BatConIntl & @RwandaWildlife, our team fitted it with a transmitter & located 9 more, the first roost known to science. 8-10 bats have been counted monthly since then!
Bat Conservation International retweeted
#HappyWildlifeWednesday!
@forestservice, @NatlParkService, @CaliforniaDFW, & @BatConIntl work together to research bats and promote their conservation. Gobbling insects that attack crops is just one way that bats help our environment: fs.usda.gov/research/psw/new…
ALT A cluster of Townsend's big-eared bats hang together on a cave (photo by Ted Weller, USDA).
Bat Conservation International retweeted
Interested in learning more about bat conservation? Join our FREE webinar with @BatConIntl! 🦇 😍
Register here: loom.ly/6_Li-jI
#BatAppreciationDay
Bat Conservation International retweeted
🥳 My 1st first-author publication is out! Almost 4 years after finishing my PhD & couldn’t be prouder.
We suggest opportunities to augment foraging resources for endangered Mexican long-nosed bats in ways that are consistent with their foraging behavior.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Bat Conservation International retweeted
The @Naturalistja , in collaboration with @BatConIntl *Bat Trek* (an exciting night stroll) on *Monday 13 November 2023* at *5:30pm* at @hopegardensja Register to participate at bit.ly/nhsjbat-trek2023. – at Jamaica
Bat Conservation International retweeted
#BatWeek is the perfect time to check out the first ever North American State of the Bats Report! stateofthebats.org
Bat Conservation International retweeted
🎙️Bat Week alert! Join us for a new episode of Conservation Conversations with Dr. Winifred Frick (@FrickWinifred) of @BatConIntl. Uncover the incredible world of bats, bust common myths, and learn about vital conservation efforts. Tune in now wherever you get your podcasts! link.chtbl.com/SINbvuGB
PLUS: Discover how you can adopt the northern myotis 🦇through @NatureServe's new program: natureserve.org/adopt. #BatWeek #Podcast
ALT Winifred Frick: Illuminating the Secrets of Bats
Bat Conservation International retweeted
Myo-tis the season!🦇 Let the #BatWeek countdown begin! Celebrate October 24-31 at batweek.org.
Bat Conservation International retweeted
The countdown has begun! We've refreshed more than our brand. Check out batweek.org for resources on how to support bats this month and during #BatWeek Oct. 24-31!
📷 Sherri & Brock Fenton
Bat Conservation International retweeted
The California Legislature just passed a bill designating the pallid bat as the state's official state bat. California residents: please contact @CAgovernor and urge him to sign #SB732 as a big win for bat awareness! gov.ca.gov/contact/
Bat Conservation International retweeted
Bat Con Int'l is looking for a Science Writer to push forward a wide range of writing - grants, papers, public comments, and engagement. Check out the description here & apply! tinyurl.com/bdfuhwkn
ALT We Need Bats and Bats Need Us. A page from The State of The Bats Report https://digital.batcon.org/state-of-the-bats-report/2023-report/
Bat Conservation International retweeted
It's Pollinator Week! June 19-25 we will celebrate pollinators like bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies & wasps for helping make plant life possible in our world. We’ve combined expertise with @BatConIntl & @audubonsociety to include bats & birds too! xerces.org/blog/meet-cast-of…
Bat Conservation International retweeted
In 2016 I met my first Livingstone's fruit bat not knowing that I would spend five years with them in their natural habitat.
Yesterday I caught the last one needed for our study.
It's been such a privilege to work with them. @BatConIntl @DahariComores
