African Bat Conservation

🦇🦇 We are hiring!!! Take a look at the job advert for two Research Assistants #Wildlifejob #BatResearch #batecology #malawibats #conservationjobs environmentjob.co.uk/volunteering/9…

Want to work on GPS tracking of wild bats? Checkout the Azrieli postdoc scholarships. Deadline is around the corner. azrielifoundation.org/fellows/intern…

** EXTENDED UNTIL MARCH 29 ** We're extending our #FWIS2024 Sub-Saharan Africa Young Talents Awards applications deadline to give more women scientists the chance to submit their candidacy! 🏆 Doctorate Grant: € 10,000 🏆 Post-Doctorate Grant: € 15,000 🗓️ Deadline: March 29

I would like to introduce you to one of the most incredible bats I've ever known: Otomops madagascariensis. This molossid species is an obligated cave-dwelling bat, endemic from Madagascar. Even holding it in my hands, it's hard to believe that it's real 🦇

Rediscovered in Rwanda's 🇷🇼#Nyungwe National Park the Hill’s horseshoe 🦇, 𝘙𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪, a #critically #endangered #species, not seen in 40 years @GBIF #BatWeek More info🦇🔎 1⃣bdj.pensoft.net/article/83546/ 2⃣newtimes.co.rw/article/194194…

💙 We have recently installed a #bat interpretation trail at Kuti Wildlife Reserve! The trail has signage outlining the ecological role of bats, the #biology of bats, and the #ecosystem services provided by bats. 🦇🦇🦇 #AfricanBatConservation #BatResearch #AfricanBats

🦇Happy International #Bat Night everyone!! Be sure to tune in to the Facebook live event with 18 hours of live stream about #bats 💙💙 -> fb.me/e/Ng20r8Cg African Bat Conservation is on at 9:45 UTC / 10:45 BST / 11:45 CAT #InternationalBatNight #AfricanBats #LoveBats

Ever wondered how to set up a harp trap? Or simply missing #bat fieldwork? 🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇 💙 Tune in this Saturday to the FREE Facebook live event --> fb.me/e/Ng20r8Cg and join African Bat Conservation on a virtual bat survey in Malawi 🇲🇼

The power of #guano doesn’t stop there, it works great as a #soil conditioner, improves drainage and texture! It works as a natural fungicide that controls nematodes in the soil and speeds up decomposition. 💙The benefits are endless! #Biology #Science #Malawi #Organic

Nitrogen is an excellent nutrient to encourage rapid and green growth in #plants , while other #nutrients found in #guano like phosphorus are great at promoting root growth and flowering and potassium which is great at strengthening stems. #AfricanBatConservation #Permaculture

Bat guano 🦇💩can get a bad reputation, & it can often be the source of conflict between people & bats… but did you know that guano is actually a great organic fertiliser! 🌱🍓🌿 It’s packed full of nutrients that plants love, including nitrogen which makes up 10% of guano🙉

Just over 2 weeks to go for #InternationalBatNight & the beginning of @_BCT_ #30YearsBats celebrations - #BatFest !! Join us for the launch of #BatFest on the 28th August with a virtual bat walk bats.org.uk/our-work/confe… (thread)

and the answer to #WhichBatWednesday is... Hipposideros caffer! Well done to those who guessed correctly 🦇 #AfricanBats #AfricanMammals

It is time for some #WhichBatWednesday trivia!! Can you guess which African #bat species this is from the clues?? Stay tuned for another clue later #AfricanBats #BatResearch #AfricanBatConservation

This area of the reserve is not just beautiful but we have also caught several interesting #bats here 🦇 Ginny the giraffe and her zebra friends also love to hand around here too 🦒🦓 Interested in #volunteering ? Email volunteer@africanbatconservation.org for more info

Works are underway building our new camp at Kuti Wildlife Reserve! A big thank you to the Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust for helping us achieve this by dontaing a grant which has enabled us to get building. We just cannot wait to see it finished 💙💙 #VolunteerAfrica #Bats

For our last session of the day we have two fantastic workshops! Bats and Churches run by Diana Spencer & Bat care guidelines and protocols run by Maggie Brown #ABCAWRN4 #AfricanBats #BatConservation #BatResearch #BatWelfare #Conservation

Up next Eleanor Richardson discussing bats in roofs and training pest control operators 🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇 #ABCAWRN3 #AfricanBats #PestControl #BatResearch #BatWelfare #HumanBatConflict