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Research Scientist at Bat Conservation Trust
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Jack Hooker
Bat Conservation Trust
6 days ago
🦇 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.
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Mirjam Knörnschild
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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 🦇🦇🦇
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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
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Understanding bats in English churches: A citizen science approach
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pan3.70156
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Tallulah Cunningham
9 days ago
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)
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New OA 🦇 research 📄 Landscape heterogeneity supports bat diversity: Importance of wetlands and intermediate forest cover in coastal British Columbia
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Landscape heterogeneity supports bat diversity: Importance of wetlands and intermediate forest cover in coastal British Columbia
Despite widespread recognition of the critical ecosystem services provided by bats and the dire conservation status of many species, key knowledge gap…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320725006044
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Bat Conservation Trust
9 days ago
(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
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Very interesting stuff!
@ptes-org.bsky.social
@mammalsociety.bsky.social
@forestresearchuk.bsky.social
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10 days ago
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Dave A
11 days ago
🦇 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...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: BLE Webinar - Tomasz Kokurewicz - 25 years of bat monitoring programme in Nietoperek. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: BLE Webinar - Tomasz Kokurewicz - 25 years of bat monitoring programme in Nietoperek. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining...
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/F_pf5A0DSF69XcZPcDkqIg#/registration
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Bat Conservation International 🦇
14 days ago
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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Student Scholars - Bat Conservation International
Grow global capacity for bat conservation with scholarships and support for students
https://batcon.org/student-scholars
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Dr Kieran O'Malley
13 days ago
📢 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...
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Increasing canopy cover elevates vehicle collision risk for barbastelle bats (Barbastella barbastellus) at roads - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Increasing canopy cover elevates vehicle collision risk for barbastelle bats (Barbastella barbastellus) at roads
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-14315-2
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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.
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Impacts of offshore wind farms on migratory bats in British waters
Offshore wind energy projects are developing at pace with ambitious Net Zero targets in place across Europe and understanding the evidence base for th…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989425005128?via%3Dihub
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Bat Conservation Trust
17 days ago
🦇 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...
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Bat Conservation Trust
17 days ago
🦇 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...
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Living Alongside Bats in Churches Grant - Bats and Churches - Bat Conservation Trust
Bats have always been in churches and places of worship – there are records of this dating back many hundreds of years. Even churches built in a non-tra...
https://www.bats.org.uk/our-work/buildings-planning-and-development/bats-and-churches/living-alongside-bats-in-churches-grant
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Bat Conservation Trust
16 days ago
🦇 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...
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Species on the Edge Project Officer (Argyll and Inner Hebrides) - Jobs / Contracts - Bat Conservation Trust
Part-time (30 hours per week) fixed term contract until January 2027This role is home based in the Inner Hebrides with regular field work on Skye.£29,88...
https://www.bats.org.uk/the-trust/jobs-careers/species-on-the-edge
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Bat Conservation Trust
18 days ago
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...
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Bat Conservation Trust
18 days ago
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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❤️🦇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘It’s madness’: bat enthusiasts fear planning bill will derail years of conservation
Research project team say Labour’s proposed nature restoration fund would end up being a ‘pay-to-destroy system’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/20/its-madness-bat-enthusiasts-fear-planning-bill-will-derail-years-of-conservation
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23 days ago
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Bat Conservation Trust
25 days ago
🦇 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...
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Call for evidence: impacts of solar farms on bats - News - Bat Conservation Trust
BCT is collecting information on the impacts of solar farms on bats. Keep reading to know how you can help.
https://www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/10/call-for-evidence-impacts-of-solar-farms-on-bats
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Jaap van Schaik
about 1 month ago
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 🧵
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One Species Hibernates Shorter, the Other Longer: Rapid but Opposing Responses to Warming Climate in Two Sympatric Bat Species
Hibernation timing is a crucial seasonal transition that directly influences the survival and reproduction of hibernating mammals. Climate change alters key drivers of hibernation phenology, includin...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70531
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Jack Hooker
Bat Conservation Trust
about 1 month ago
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
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About Bats - Bat Conservation Trust
Bats are fascinating animals – the only true flying mammal. There are 1,500 species of bats in the world (as of September 2025), and more are still bein...
https://www.bats.org.uk/about-bats
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New OA 🦇 research 📄 Sex-differences of survival and seasonal dispersal in a meta-population of greater horseshoe bats
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Sex-differences of survival and seasonal dispersal in a meta-population of greater horseshoe bats - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Sex-differences of survival and seasonal dispersal in a meta-population of greater horseshoe bats
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-14682-w
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New OA 🦇 research 📄 Woody densification and its management shape insect and bat communities in an African savanna.
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Woody densification and its management shape insect and bat communities in an African savanna.
Understanding management-driven interactions is critical for savanna biodiversity conservation. Vegetation management alters ecosystem structure, pote…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989425004767
about 1 month ago
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Jack Hooker
Bat Conservation Trust
about 1 month ago
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
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Help us speak up for bats
The legislation that protects bats is at risk, endangering all bat species including several that are at risk of extinction. We want to build a strong evidence-based policy foundation that reduces the...
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/help-us-speak-up-for-bats
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Jack Hooker
Bats without Borders (BwB)
about 1 month ago
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
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Love this work from
@bronwenhunter.bsky.social
showing the capabilities of AI as a force for good!
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about 1 month ago
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New OA 🦇🌺 research 📄 Pollen essential amino acids shape bat–flower interaction networks
@britishecologicalsociety.org
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Pollen essential amino acids shape bat–flower interaction networks
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2435.70161
about 1 month ago
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Jack Hooker
Bat Conservation Trust
about 1 month ago
🦇 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.
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New OA 🦇 research 📄 Current frontiers in the passive acoustic monitoring of bats
@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social
@bat-cesco.bsky.social
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Current frontiers in the passive acoustic monitoring of bats
Passive acoustic monitoring of bats is used in a growing number of studies in applied and basic research, from local to global scales. Despite the publication of good-practice recommendations, sev...
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2041-210X.70157
about 2 months ago
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Behavioral Ecology and Endocrinology Lab
about 2 months ago
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 🐦
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New OA 🦇 research 📄 Restoration of aquatic habitat complex extends the foraging window of terrestrial consumers
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Restoration of aquatic habitat complex extends the foraging window of terrestrial consumers
Cross-ecosystem linkages benefit generalist consumers by providing prey fluxes from donor habitats, but these trophic connections are highly vulnerabl…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989425002252
about 2 months ago
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Stu Bearhop
about 2 months ago
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...
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Ecological Dynamics Dept. | IZW Berlin
about 2 months ago
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
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Alberta Community Bat Program/Western Bat Program 🦇
about 2 months ago
#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
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Mirjam Knörnschild
about 2 months ago
Our latest research highlights the importance of dry grasslands for bats 🦇🦇🦇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Gary Williamson
about 2 months ago
✨ 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)
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Christina Hansen Wheat
2 months ago
🚨 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
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Endangered Species Research
about 2 months ago
🌐🧪🦤 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
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Global Union of Bat Diversity Networks
2 months ago
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
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🦇Little Wing Bat Haven
about 2 months ago
🦇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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about 2 months ago
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Jon
2 months ago
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
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Chris Clark
2 months ago
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. 🦉🦉🦅🐦🦜🦉🦉
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Laetitia Navarro
2 months ago
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
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Theresa Laverty
2 months ago
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
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Journal of Experimental Biology
2 months ago
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/...
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Neil Middleton - BatAbility
2 months ago
^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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2 months ago
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