🦇 November is here and for bats periods of torpor are lasting longer. Some begin hibernation, to save energy over the colder months, when insects are harder to find. They are using stored fat as fuel.

Remember… Bats aren’t spooky, they’re adorable 💕Here, an Ectophylla alba pup chilling under a leaf tent gets a surprise visit… from a katydid. Happy Halloween 🦇🦇🦇

New OA 🦇 research 📄 What a perfect day for this brilliant paper to come out from my colleagues at @batconservation.bsky.social 🎃 Understanding bats in English churches: A citizen science approach besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Final serve (some what delayed so I made it a triple scoop) of #fatbatweek 2025, late enough to celebrate being amidst #BatWeek! (and shout out to the finalists of the Australasian Bat Of The Year hosted by the Australasian Bat Society)

New OA 🦇 research 📄 Landscape heterogeneity supports bat diversity: Importance of wetlands and intermediate forest cover in coastal British Columbia www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

(1/2) 🦇 A group of bats can be called a colony, a cauldron, a cloud or even a camp but with 1,500 bat species worldwide (and 18 right here in the UK!), we think it’s time to get a little more imaginative. Surely our brilliant bat species deserve some names as unique as they are? #NameThatBat

Very interesting stuff! @ptes-org.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social @forestresearchuk.bsky.social

🦇 Tonight - Monday 27th October @batlifeeurope.bsky.social webinar. Thomaz Kokurew will be talking about the past 25 years of bat monitoring at Nietoperek and the effects of climate change. The talk will be held on Zoom at 20:00 CET (19:00 GMT). Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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-scholars

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📢 New paper from my PhD! 🦇 Using 3D reconstructions of barbastelle bat flight paths over roads, we found that increasing canopy cover leads to lower flight heights, elevating collision risk. @vincentwt.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk #PhD #Bats #Ecology #Conservation 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New OA 🦇 research 📄 In this review we assess the state of knowledge surrounding #bat #migration across the British Isles and evaluate the impacts of their interactions with #offshore wind infrastructure. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🦇 Will you be joining us at the Wales Bat Worker's Day? Don't let the name fool you, this day is for anyone with an interest in bats! 🗓 15 November 📍 Coleg Cambria, Wrexham and online ⏱️ Booking deadline: 6 November All the info you need and to book here: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/con...

🦇 Applications for the next round of the Living Alongside Bats in Churches Grant are still open. Deadline: 9am, 27 October. We encourage any place of worship in England who needs assistance with their bat roost, such as managing a cleaning issue, to apply: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/bui...

🦇 We are recruiting: (1/3) Project Officer to deliver the Protecting Scotland’s Island Wonders project, part of the Species on the Edge project! Part-time + fixed term contract. Home based in the Inner Hebrides with regular field work on Skye. Apply by 9am, 28 Oct: www.bats.org.uk/the-trust/jo...

The ‘pay-to-destroy' Bill, also known as the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, returns to @houseoflords.parliament.uk today. The Bill ignores and disregards the need for evidence and will not benefit the economy, our natural heritage or society. Updated briefing here www.bats.org.uk/our-work/bio...

We have prepared a briefing for members of the @houseoflords.parliament.uk outlining the problems with the #PlanningBill and the solutions cdn.bats.org.uk/uploads/pdf/...

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🦇 The Bat Conservation Trust is inviting evidence from bat groups, ecologists, practitioners, local authorities, developers, regulators, landowners, statutory agencies, NGOs, volunteers and others on the impacts of solar farms on bats: www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/10...

Proud to present our latest 🦇 paper! Using 13 years of data, we show that hibernation timing has shifted dramatically in two bat species, but in opposite directions 😮 Huge congrats to Gabi, Frauke, and the whole team. OA in @globalchangebio.bsky.social: dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... Highlights in 🧵

Bats are often portrayed as scary and spooky, particularly in the lead up to #Halloween. Help us to fight misinformation, look at more factual information about #bats 🦇 here: www.bats.org.uk/about-bats And don't forget to check out all our free resources too www.bats.org.uk/resources #lovebats ❤️🦇

New OA 🦇 research 📄 Sex-differences of survival and seasonal dispersal in a meta-population of greater horseshoe bats www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New OA 🦇 research 📄 Woody densification and its management shape insect and bat communities in an African savanna. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The protection of bats is under continued attack. Please donate towards supporting this important aspect of our work. www.justgiving.com/campaign/hel... Help us speak up for #bats 🦇

COMING SOON... #WingedWednesday #webinar! On 22nd October, we are happy to host Laura Torrent's webinar: 'What have we learned about Equatorial Guinea's bats - and what remains a mystery?' Time: 3pm southern Africa | 2pm UK | 9am EDT Sign up: lnkd.in/eTsz5eyQ

Love this work from @bronwenhunter.bsky.social showing the capabilities of AI as a force for good!

New OA 🦇🌺 research 📄 Pollen essential amino acids shape bat–flower interaction networks @britishecologicalsociety.org besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

🦇 What is a roost? Here are some bat roost facts: 🪹 Bats do not make nests, but choose various places throughout the year to shelter, live and sleep in. 🦇 Where bats choose to roost varies between species and the time of the year. 📍 They don't stay in the same roost the whole year.

New OA 🦇 research 📄 Current frontiers in the passive acoustic monitoring of bats @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social @bat-cesco.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Please share!🙏 🚨 PhD Oportunity in Avian Behavioural Ecology in Spain The BirdBond Project (MNCN & IREC) studies how pair bonds form, change & affect reproduction/survival in the spotless starling 🐦

New OA 🦇 research 📄 Restoration of aquatic habitat complex extends the foraging window of terrestrial consumers www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Fully funded PhD working on insectivorous bird declines with a broad range of stakeholders. Starting ASAP #ornithology #zoology #biodiversity #science #ecology www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

Please RT! 📢 #Doctoral / #PhD position available with us at Leibniz-IZW for 4 years working at the interface of #wildlife + #disease #ecology, #veterinary sciences and #modelling. 🐗🐗🐗🐦🐦🐦 Training within #DFG #RTG 3069 led by @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social ▶️Apply here for P7: tinyurl.com/j2ehtz7m

#BREAKINGNEWS 🦇🌍 The world now has 1,500 recognized bat species! 🎉 The global list at www.batnames.org just hit this milestone. New bats are found through fieldwork in remote places & genetic discoveries. Amazing biodiversity news! #Bats #Biodiversity #BatsNeedFriends

Our latest research highlights the importance of dry grasslands for bats 🦇🦇🦇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

✨ I wish more people knew… bats are working for YOU. 🦇 From mosquito-free summer nights to tequila, bananas, and even chocolate—bats quietly make our lives way better (and cheaper). The bottom line? Protect bats, protect your fun! 🍹🍫 👉 Swipe through for 5 selfish reasons to love bats. (Deutsch)

🚨 PhD position in behavioural evolution 🚨 Come do your PhD with me in Linköping, Sweden, using the domestic dog (and some wolves) to answer fun questions on how complex behaviours develop and evolve. Application deadline September 24 2025 🧪 🌍 🦊 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs liu.se/en/work-at-l...

🌐🧪🦤 We reveal that #AtlanticSturgeon #Acipenseroxyrinchus produce low frequency thunder-like sounds associated with #spawning, similar to #lakesturgeon #Acipenserfulvescens. This finding lays the groundwork for passive acoustic monitoring of this endangered species. bit.ly/esr_58_1

2027 is going to be THE YEAR OF THE BATS! A global celebration of the world’s only flying mammals and the vital roles they play in our ecosystems. ENTER NOW! www.yearofthebats.org

🦇Zoos Victoria highlight a local threatened species through ‘Totes for Wildlife’. This year is the critically endangered Southern Bent-wing Bat! Artist Adam Parata has created a beautiful, unique design showcasing SBWB, which has been printed on tote bags: www.zoo.org.au/totes/ #bats

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Sitting on Cley beach this morning and what I thought was a bird landed just behind me. Soon realised it was in fact a bat. Was very mobile amongst the pebbles looking for food. After 2-3 mins it flew off. Can anyone help with ID please? Thank you. #bat #bats #batid #norfolk

Postdoc advertisement! Hi all, I'm looking to hire a Postdoc in BIOACOUSTICS for work on Owls. Your job would be to collect & analyze bioacoustics data, and write papers. 🦉🦉🦅🐦🦜🦉🦉

Fresh off the press! Our perspective in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com discusses the wealth of information on biodiversity contained in historical sources, and its integration for long-term ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation. A thread on the paper and what led to it: rdcu.be/eEcIt

Do you like acoustic data, community ecology, and desert oases? Apply for a PhD in my lab to investigate the role of ephemeral water sources (i.e., playa lakes and tinajas) in structuring desert bat (and maybe bird) communities. Visit lavertylab.org/join-the-lab for more. Applications due October 1

In her review, Laura Stidsholt @bioacousticsau.bsky.social discusses how bat-borne acoustic devices are changing echolocation research in wild #bats by recording sensory & foraging behaviour across different species, habitats & levels of disturbance journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

^o^ Waiting In The Wings - Sept 2025 ^o^ A brilliant month coming up \o/🙂. Listen to Aileen's 'Talking Club' podcast here: batability.podbean.com To find out more about the huge & instantly accessible training resource Club has become visit: batability.co.uk/batability-c...

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