Happy to share a great article in @apnews.com highlighting our working using environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect a rare species of nectivore bat in Arizona 🦇 apnews.com/article/ariz...

Interested in learning how #bat conservation initiatives contribute to Global Biodiversity Framework #GBF and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals #SDG??? If so, check out our new paper in Conservation Letters below 🦇 👇🏻

Early this year I had the opportunity to work with my colleague Jennifer Barros and our collaborators at Taboa cave in Brazil! While we monitored a colony of Natalus we were able to see other incredible 🦇 species such as Platyrrhinus lineatus! For more information please check batcon.org

Conservation should never be done in isolation. Community based, and community led initiatives are key. This is from a recent community workshop in Fikirini, #Kenya 🦇

Part of the continued emergence of bats from St Clair cave in Jamaica. There are an estimated 2 million #bats using this cave - 10 different species. An incredible sight. 🦇 #Jamaica

It’s out! Here’s a short video highlighting some of the incredible work we’ve involved with in #Kenya saving endangered bats and empowering local communities 🦇 vimeo.com/1039734764

On Tuesday we’re releasing our final 🦇 videos, focusing on our work in #Kenya. Before then I’m going to highlight some photos from that project. Here’s @mgambarios.bsky.social surveying one of the coral caves.

Back to 🦇 content - this is the endangered Fijian free-tailed bat. There is only one known maternity roost for this species. We’ve just released a video on how we worked with local partners and communities to save this species from extinction: vimeo.com/1038668450

Will get back to posting photos of bats later wanted to recognise the partnerships needed to achieve effective #conservation. This is just some of the #Fiji team working to save the Fijian free-tailed bat 🦇

Bat Conservation International has just released a short series of videos highlighting some of the #bat conservation work we’re doing in #Jamaica 🦇 vimeo.com/1036129420

Infrared video footage of the critically endangered Jamaican flower #bat emerging from the only know maternity roost. 🦇

Cameroon leaf-nosed bat (Doryrhina camerunensis) from Nyungwe National Park - this was the first time this data deficient species had been detected in #Rwanda 🦇

Not sure about anyone else, but I’m feeling as full as this common vampire #bat today (note that this is a very old photo - always wear gloves!). 🦇

Flashback to when I was lucky enough to catch the wrinkle-faced #bat in #Mexico. This species primarily feeds on soft fruit. This face sums up my mood during an early morning call 🦇

Currently, the only known roost for the critically endangered Hill’s horseshoe #bat from Nyungwe National Park, #Rwanda 🦇

Video of Hill’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hilli) taken in Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda. 🦇