Bat Conservation International

𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘨𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦, 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦. 📷 Theresa Laverty

📳 Your bookshelf needs this book! Preorder 𝘽𝘼𝙏𝙎 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙒𝙊𝙍𝙇𝘿: 𝘼 𝙂𝙐𝙄𝘿𝙀 𝙏𝙊 𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙔 𝙁𝘼𝙈𝙄𝙇𝙔 by BCI's Chief Scientist Dr. Winifred F. Frick & Director of Conservation Evidence Dr. Teague O'Mara. Preorder now from Princeton Press or Amazon. Out March 3!

Happy Valentine's Day from BCI 💕

Last year, BCI and partners launched a new wildlife refuge named Ika (“bat” in the local Emberá language) in Bogotá, Colombia to protect the Endangered Antioquian sac-winged bat (𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘹 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴).

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Inspired by models used to predict the number of marine mammals that can be killed by the fishing industry without causing extinction, BCI scientists presents a novel tool to prevent bat extinctions and make wind energy facilities more sustainable.

Tiny pup Big stretch 💓 📸 Yushi & Keiko Osawa

If you love saving bat pups, you won't want to miss this webinar! 🦇 simpletix.com/e/why-one-smal…

Let's save this cave with mama 🖤 See how we’re ensuring bat pups can keep roosting with mama by purchasing Brandon Hill Cave, the only known maternity roost for the sword-nosed bat in Honduras. batcon.org/our-work/endan…

🦇 Bat Friday Sale! Today only: save 20% on orders over $60 on our web store. Visit shop.batcon.org/discount/BATSF…, or use code 'BATSFRIDAY20' at checkout. 📸 Josh Hydeman

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Bats: our favorite creatures of the night (although we might be a bit biased). But they're not the only nocturnal critters pulling an all-nighter. Our latest blog post explores some of the other nighttime fellows: batcon.org/nightshift-nei… 🦇 Pteronotus 📸 Jennifer Barros

Ever dreamed of saving bats? This is your chance! Learn more at batcon.org/careers.

Discover how BCI is supporting the food source of migrating mother bats in this new article presented by @IUCN and produced for us by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions. #LivingLegacy bbc.com/storyworks/spe… 📷 Horizonline Pictures

How did the biologist track the migratory route of the Seminole bat? Fur-ensics! 🥁 Todays blog explores how BCI scientist CJ Campbell is analyzing bat fur to map previously unknown migration patterns. news.batcon.org/4r2AMBL 📸 Michael Durham/Minden Pictures

We're hiring -- join the Habitat Restoration & Protection Team!

🌲 “There are about 13 bat species that live in the coast redwood forests of California—redwood trees make excellent bat homes. Old redwood trees are especially valuable as bat homes, as their ‘basal hollows’ serve as ‘caves’ for some bat species." sempervirens.org/news/bats-and-…

"Without the bats, tequila and mezcal wouldn't even exist. If people want to keep drinking tequila and mezcal, they have to take the bats into account, they have to be concerned about conservation." bbc.com/future/article…

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Last Chance! If you're a grad student don't miss your chance to apply for our 2026 Student Scholars program. The application deadline is a week away! Batcon.org/student-schola…