This sweet western red bat female got dislodged from her home after a storm but will be going back out into the wild again shortly. 🦇 #bats #arizona #wildanimals #cuteanimals #wildlife

And in case you didn’t catch it, the next AOC will be held in Auckland, NZ in February 2027! Looking forward to returning to Aotearoa and catching up with that Kōkako!

Sian Crowley accepting her Ecology in Action award @newzealandecology.bsky.social

Brendan Dunphy kicks off the #Auckland @newzealandecology.bsky.social mini conference with an eye-opening talk on what studying seabirds are telling us about our marine and terrestrial ecosystems both locally and globally #nzes2025

🦇Male bats in Alberta aren’t belting out love songs - but some species do produce complex ultrasonic calls that might be part of their mating strategy. Bat dating is all about performance: up to 40 kHz of “check out my skills.” (see comments for audio!)

Supporting Finding Franklin Bats last night with the Wild Heroes film crew helping make these pekapeka TV stars 🌟 🦇 #nzbats #community #conservation #aklbiodiversity #pekapeka #biodiversity #pestfreeakl #wildheroes

Incredible story by @kiwifarah.bsky.social on a man’s mission to control feral cats in Fiordland “He knows his idea won’t eradicate feral cats completely but each cat removed is another hungry predator gone.” www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/i...

Pekapeka being appreciated since ages ago 🦇 www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/...

Had an amazing time at the Regional Auckland Predator Free Hui today! The speakers were incredibly inspiring. But, the highlight of these gatherings is always the opportunity to connect with passionate individuals face-to-face #PredatorFree #Auckland #pestfreeAKL #Community #Conservation #Networking

Imogen from Auckland Council speaks on the challenges of managing all pests in a growing largest city #predatorfreehui @predatorfreenz.bsky.social

Jessi for @predatorfreenz.bsky.social speaking at the #predatorfreehui about a culture shift and collaboration benefiting all of us 🐀

Definitely going to use this on my house 🦇🦇

Although I agree with his sentiments, I dislike his use of🦇💩 newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/29/w...

Do bats hold the keys to long life? And maximizing "health spans"? An interesting dive into bat physiological studies and a discussion of what we might learn from long-lived animals like bats.🦇 youtu.be/8HSpJbWqfBs?...

The town with no hedgehogs #predatorfreenz thespinoff.co.nz/science/21-1...

The Environmental Services team are looking for Biosecurity Ambassadors to help safeguard our kauri forests 🌳 and marine spaces 🌊 Apply now: 🔗 Team Coordinator: lnkd.in/gVqhyMc4 🔗 Biosecurity Ambassador: lnkd.in/gyszryGs 🔗 Marine Biosecurity Role: lnkd.in/gfHZdERM #Auckland #jobs #pestfreeAKL

“It’s not about trees versus houses,” she says. “We also have huge areas like sports fields that could do with a lot more trees around the edges. Every bit of canopy helps.” @ecostanley.bsky.social #aklbiodiversity newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/17/f...

🦇Halloween Special Bat Walk 🦇 📅 Date: Friday 31st October 2025 @ 7:20pm 🗺️ Location: (Details and directions will be sent to registered attendees) 🎟️ Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/pekapeka-w... Spaces are limited, but don’t worry if you miss out, more Bat Walks are coming over the next few months.

Running a little late but here I am back with #FatBatWeek extended. This little lad is one of my favourite species – the NZ short-tailed bat, pollinator of the flower of Hades with frybread and a offbrand L&P. @nzbatman.bsky.social @forestandbird.bsky.social @batcon.org

🦇 Celebrate #BatAppreciationMonth with #WillEskridge @donutbat.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/bBaqM...

Today a social media memory popped up, reminding me that fifteen years ago, I started my bat journey in Hamilton, co-founding Project Echo to help people discover the amazing world of our native bats. We ran some bat walks at the Waikato Museum that surprisingly completely sold out... 🦇

Colouring wharenui for #māorlanguageweek at Bunnings New Lynn

It was great to meet Clare Cudmore-Neame and Catherine Budai in real life for the launch of Matt the Bat and the Bird of the Year at Remuera Library this morning to celebrate their book inspired by the true story of Forest & Bird’s #BirdOfTheYear 🦇

Read our latest blog post by @laura-paltrinieri.bsky.social‬, whose research reveals how temperature and rainfall affect the body size of European bats. 🦇 Laura offers insights into their resilience, vulnerability, and what it means for conservation in a warming world. 🌍 bit.ly/3GsQunp

It’s not quite national telly but Ben also came onto HANZ to speak about pekapeka, probably my personal favoured BOTY episode! Give it a listen if you haven’t already! historyaotearoa.com/2021/10/23/7...

As Bird of the Year in Aotearoa swings into full campaign mode for 2025, I found myself reflecting on my time as the pekapeka spokesperson during the one (and only) time a bat was allowed in the competition 🦇

📣 It was so great to be a bat cheerleader for Ana last night as she talked at the Auckland Zoological Society about the benefits of an undergraduate student attending the @ibrc2025.bsky.social conference last month, including meeting her hero Merlin Tuttle 🦇 #ibrc2025

Make sure you vote y’all #voteAKL

Three hoiho were killed in fisheries incidents in the last quarter. An emergency set net fishing ban to protect the rare penguin—the 2024 Bird of the Year—comes into effect at 5 pm today. Fishing net ban to protect hoiho – Expert Reaction www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2025/09/16/f...

Ahead of the start of #BirdOfTheYear tomorrow, I've made a Bluesky feed which should gather all #boty content. Feel free to like/pin it! @forestandbird.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/did:...

The Guardian Australia, 15/9/2025 “Scientists fear this ‘cute’ and ‘chonky’ flying fox could be one cyclone away from extinction” www.theguardian.com/environment/... #bats #🦇

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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

🦇 "New study reveals link between complex migration patterns and risk of collision for North America's most vulnerable tree-roosting bats." www.batcon.org/press/wander...

🦇 More than echolocation: Bats use both sight and sound to hunt more efficiently in light: www.izw-berlin.de/en/press-rel...

Islands as museums of biodiversity and drivers of evolutionary change - keynote talk by Riccardo Rocha at #NatBatConf

🦇✨ Curious about pekapeka in Franklin?✨🦇 Ever wondered if bats are flying through your backyard at night, and how you can detect them?

📢 New publication in NZJE! No longer a pipe dream: monitoring a cryptic, endangered skink population (Oligosoma otagense) using passive eDNA detection devices Lead author: Nathan Whitmore (Southern Lakes Sanctuary) newzealandecology.org/nzje/3609

Looking for your next job opportunity? Want to give back to your community? Hope to be part of something bigger? Now’s your chance! See the thread below ⬇️ 🧵 🌳 #greenjobs #pestfreeAKL #AKLbiodiversity #auckland #jobs

The Trapinator lure worked a treat in our backyard trapping #predatorfreenz #pestfreeAKL

NEW VACANCIES Do you want to be a paid part of the Te Ara Hīkoi/Predator Free Franklin team? Now's your chance! They are seeking THREE new roles…

Scientists shocked. Humans shrug. Collapse ahead. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I’m not a recruiting expert, but after sitting on both sides of the hiring table over the past five years, a few things have become clear. You can often spot an AI-generated cover letter from a mile away—but the ones that really stick with me are from new grads...

Rosie the Mexican free-tailed bat pup still doesn't have any fur but she has a curly chin whisker. 🦇 #bats #arizona #wildanimals #cuteanimals #wildlife #babyanimals #babybats

I’m Ben, conservation advisor by day, bat advocate by night, working at raising the profile of New Zealand’s 2.5 species of bats 🦇 by empowering communities to understand and take part in citizen science based research about bats in their local area, and how they can help protect them 💪

Foraging partition of rainforest in bats and correspondent wings shapes. Illustration for the book "Bat Island" by Page, Dechmann O'Mara and Tschapka. Details in ALT text. #SciArt #mammals 🦇

I'm Sarah, BSc (Hons) Ecology, PGCE. I put myself in the category of science communicator as a teacher and deliveror of outreach for the local conservation charity I'm trustee of (bats 🦇). Participant and deliverer of citizen science projects which engage communities with nature in the UK.

Ever wondered if bats are in your neighbourhood? 🦇 Alberta libraries now offer borrowable "Bat Kits"! Each kit has a detector & resources to help you listen for bats. Check your library (and ask about inter-library loans) or learn more: www.albertabats.ca/batkits/

I’m Kristina! For my B.Sc (Hons) and M.Sc., I studied the hibernation physiology and behaviour of North American bat species- notably those affected by white-nose syndrome. My aim is to become a veterinarian and do a Ph.D in wildlife diseases and conservation medicine 🦇🌎🧪👩‍⚕️

Here is a press release/ summary blog post about our new paper. Key conclusion: For every single professional use that scientists used to use Twitter for, Twitter is much worse now than it used to be, and Bluesky is better that Twitter currently is. www.southernfriedscience.com/twitter-suck...