Felicity Oluchi Agodi

Huge news 🚨📢 Dr. @IroroTanshi has been awarded the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize for Africa and is the first female Nigerian to win this prestigious award! Read the full story in our blog: smacon-africa.org/post/iroro-tan… Photo: ©Etinosa Yvonne #SMACON #GoldmanPrize2026

Guess what day it is … 🥁🥁🥁 It’s #WorldPangolinDay ! Launching our pangolin surveys early last year was a defining moment for us, and today we celebrate the global effort to protect all pangolin species and their habitat.

@WildCRU_Ox @LionLandscapes @OxfordBiology The herbivore with the long limb should be a dik dik. Can't quite place the other one.

Do you know these animals? Spotted at night, one species likes to use vegetation to hide, while the other is known to forage in African woodlands... Leave your guesses in the comments! 📸 Thanks to @LionLandscapes. @OxfordBiology

An ecologist couple in Nigeria isn’t just studying their country’s bats. They’re building an “army of bat conservationists” to help save them. buff.ly/XdeO07I

Yayyy!!! Finally, groundbreaking day is almost here.

We're building a permanent field camp at Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary to support our conservation projects, thanks to our amazing donors, partners, and the Cross River State Forestry Commission. #groundbreakingceremony #SMACON #bats

So now, whenever I see a plantain tree I think of bats and that moment. This is one of my bat memories, Click the link below to share yours. smacon-africa.org/mini-campaign #BatAppreciationDay #bats

They didn't know that bats provided any ecosystem services and I had fun enlightening them with the aid of Winnie, the bat. At the end of that conversation, they got to see the place of bats in nature and well... I became Batgirl to them. Lol So now, whenever I see a... 👇

When I told my neighbours that I study and conserved bats for a living, They were confused. Couldn't understand why anyone would do that, so I made it my personal goal to make them see bats in a new light and appreciate them. Check thread for more 👇

@smaconbats @thiombianoparf2 @BatConIntl Amazing, Congratulations @thiombianoparf2

Congratulations to #WAMF2024 Fellow, @thiombianoparf2 on receiving the Equitable Conservation Award and becoming a prestigious @BatConIntl Student Scholar. We are proud to see WAMF fellows driving actionable bat research and leading conservation in the region. #batconservation

Here's to the incredible women driving impact at SMACON. From our board to staff, partners, mentors, and fellows. You are truly amazing. #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025 #WomeninConservation

Wishing you a joyful Christmas filled with wonder, cheer, and a touch of batty charm. #bats #MerryChristmas2024 #MerryChristmas

Merry Christmas from all of us at SMACON! 🥳🎄🎄 We wish you a season as cozy as a bat in its roost and as full of life as a thriving forest. 🦇🌳 Here’s to a joyful and batty holiday and a nature-filled New Year ahead! #MerryChristmas #NatureJoy #SeasonGreetings #Batmas

Bats: “We’re not blind, just misunderstood! We’ve got echolocation AND eyesight! Check your facts, folks!’" #Bats are ready to clear up the rumors.” 🦇 #batweek #batmyth #Smallmammalconservation

Meet our dynamic duo! Join us at the #WCNExpo tomorrow to hear from SMACON’s co-executive directors as they discuss our groundbreaking conservation projects. Discover how we’re making a difference for the short-tailed roundleaf bat and other small mammals! #Wildforbats

Thrilled that the virtual lab sessions with our #WAMF2024 fellows is off to a great start! These sessions are designed to meet the specific needs of our fellows, helping them become the #Conservationleaders that #WestAfrica needs. pic.twitter.com/62dclj46Ku

Thank you so much for the support! I am also grateful to the co-executive director @IroroTanshi who is basically holding my hands through every step of this journey. It was a great experience to present our work at the #ATBC2024 I'm proud to be part of such a passionate team.

@ikpemosi_ Congratulations bro... Thank God for journey mercies

📌07/21/24 Safely arrived the United States 🇺🇸 Jesus, Iye!!!!!

@Scin98 @smaconbats Not yet, It is still an ongoing study. But it will be published as soon as it is over.

@Fe_o_la @smaconbats Please is the work you presented published?

Thrilled to have presented my work studying the use of passive acoustic techniques in monitoring fruit bats at the #ATBC2024 Deeply grateful to @smaconbats for funding and supporting my scientific journey. Looking forward to what comes next. #Bioacoustics #conference #smacon