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Sarah Jo 🦇

@battysarah.bsky.social

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Educator. Volunteer bat worker. Charity trustee. BSc (Hons) Ecology. Vegan for the animals and the planet. Childfree by choice. Northern. She/her. 🖤🦇💚🌱💙🌍

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Sarah Jo 🦇 @battysarah.bsky.social · Nov 24

I'm Sarah: teacher by day, volunteer bat worker by night. Passionate about nature, conservation and talking about bats to anyone who will listen! Trustee of South Lancashire Bat Group. 🦇🖤🦇
Favourite bat? Probably common pipistrelles! You can always rely on them to make an appearance!

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Dave Hemprich-Bennett @davehb.bsky.social · 1d

More evidence of bats chasing down and eating migratory birds at night 🦇 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Greater noctule bats prey on and consume passerines in flight

Despite billions of passerines seasonally migrating during the night at high altitudes, only three bat species have been found to consistently tap into this rich prey resource. However, it remains unk...

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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 2d

🦇 A great free webinar coming up from the #NaturAmByth project! If you want to learn more about nature conservation in Wales from the people doing hands-on work, don’t miss it: event.swisscom.ch/v/diversebyn...

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Alberta Community Bat Program/Western Bat Program 🦇 @albertabats.bsky.social · 8d

Last year we raised $4K with our October fundraiser! It was fun to see our supporter's different campaigns! One raised $$ using her streaming channel! Funds support both our research & outreach programs - and we super appreciate the support! #BatsNeedFriends

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🦇Little Wing Bat Haven @littlewingbathaven.bsky.social · 5d

“I’m going home?! Awww yesssssh!”

Sometimes it’s hard not to anthropomorphise bats when they have the most amazing expressions 🙊

📸Rehabilitated Lesser Long-eared Bat just before being released back to the wild

#bats #microbat #australianwildlife #🦇

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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 4d

🦇 Who is up for a challenge in 2026? We have 3 charity places available for the London Marathon MyWay. This event gives you the chance to complete 26.2 miles however and wherever you wish!
Interested? Visit: www.bats.org.uk/support-bats... for more info!

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Arizona Bat Rescue 🦇 @azbatrescue.bsky.social · 7d

PLEASE TURN OFF OUTDOOR FANS AT NIGHT! Fans can injure or kill bats. This California leaf-nosed bat has some head trauma from a fan run-in. Please keep any outdoor fans off all night even if they don't have lights. 🦇

#bats #arizona #wildanimals #cuteanimals #wildlife

Grey bat with large ears and mealworm in its mouth held in gloved hand.

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Jack Hooker @jackhooker.bsky.social · 8d

New OA 🦇 research 📄

Woody densification and its management shape insect and bat communities in an African savanna.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Sarah Jo 🦇 @battysarah.bsky.social · 9d

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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · 9d

Remembering and celebrating Jane Goodall, one of the most impactful conservationists of our time who fought for the world’s most vulnerable species and proved to all of us that one person can make a difference. 💚

Quote from Jane Goodall- "I think I'd like to be remembered as someone who really helped people have a little humility and realize that we are part of the animal kingdom not separated from it."

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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 9d

🦇It's October! What are bats up to now?

More mating is taking place, and building up fat reserves is becoming crucial to survive the winter season. Bats will start looking for suitable hibernation sites, and beginning periods of torpor.

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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 9d

🦇 Review reveals how offshore wind turbines affect migratory bats, including Nathusius’ pipistrelle. Learn about risks, mitigation and next steps.

Read more about this here: www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/10...

Review reveals how offshore wind turbines impact migratory bats - News - Bat Conservation Trust

Review reveals how offshore wind turbines affect migratory bats, including Nathusius’ pipistrelle. Learn about risks, mitigation and next steps.

www.bats.org.uk

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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 10d

🦇 And another blog on Substack - Bats at sea!

Every now and again, our National Bat Helpline deals with peculiar cases. This one was too good not to share with you - keep reading!
batconservationtrust.substack.com/p/bats-at-sea

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Sarah Jo 🦇 @battysarah.bsky.social · 10d

That face! 🥰🖤🦇

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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · 11d

I have eaten
the figs
that were on
the fig tree

and which
you would've probably
given
me anyway 🥺

Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so sweet
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✍️ William Carlos Williams
🦇 Peter's tent-making bat
📸 Norbert Wu, Minden Pictures

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Sarah Jo 🦇 @battysarah.bsky.social · 10d

🦇🖤🦇 Meet the 1,500th bat species!

Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · 10d

You read that right- there are now 1,500 official bat species known to science!
The Bioko pipistrelle (𝘗𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢) was found on Bioko Island in Africa’s Equatorial New Guinea by former BCI Student Scholar Dr. Laura Torrent and her colleagues.

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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 11d

🦇 In tune with nature.
Matilda Brown is doing a solo walk in Scotland and stopping along the way to play music. She is raising funds for Bat Conservation Trust and the Mountain Bothies Association.

Read more here: batconservationtrust.substack.com/p/in-tune-wi...

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Arizona Bat Rescue 🦇 @azbatrescue.bsky.social · 11d

Pup gossip at the water cooler. 🦇

#bats #arizona #wildanimals #cuteanimals #wildlife #babybats #babyanimals

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🦇Little Wing Bat Haven @littlewingbathaven.bsky.social · 10d

Next up in our species spotlights is the tiny but mighty Southern Forest Bat ❤️🦇
#bats #australianwildlife #🦇

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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 11d

🦇 If you want to learn more about bat conservation and get to know the amazing people behind it all, our BatChat podcast is for you!

🦇 Six seasons and one on the way
🦇 67 episodes
🦇 70 + guests
🦇 From Jersey through Perth, Norfolk through Northern Ireland

#InternationalPodcastDay

BatChat Series 7 Trailer

YouTube video by Bat Conservation Trust

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Gail Armstrong @gailbatlady.bsky.social · 29d

Feeding cat-attacked bat. Loosely wrapped, its snatching mealies & drinking water. Do it with no 2nd thought.

Then it hits me. It's a tiny vulnerable wild creature. Not scared, still feisty, behaving as it should. But srsly just accepting my help. It's a special thing we do. #lovebats #batcare 🥰 🦇

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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 12d

Bat researcher @jackhooker.bsky.social has won The Vincent Weir Scientific Award for his work showing several important ways we can help some of Britain’s protected and rarest mammals to cope with an ever-changing environment.
www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/09... #bats 🦇

Jack Hooker wins Vincent Weir Award - News - Bat Conservation Trust

Bat researcher Jack Hooker has just won the Vincent Weir award for his work in three vital areas of bat conservation.

www.bats.org.uk

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Sarah Jo 🦇 @battysarah.bsky.social · 13d

Led a fantastic bat walk on Tuesday for a community group in Godley, Greater Manchester. We picked up common and soprano pips, and myotis species - likely Brandt's or whiskered.

There are 9 recorded species for Greater Manchester. Can you name them?

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#bats #lovebats #Britishbats #ukwildlife

Entrance to Vincent Park where the bat walk took place. There is a road then a green fence with trees behind.

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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 14d

🦇 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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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 15d

Bats play an important role in many habitats around the world. In the UK, some bats are ‘indicator species’, because changes to these bat populations can indicate changes in aspects of biodiversity.

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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 16d

🦇 Spend a day with BCT's Woodland Specialist, Sonia Reveley, and learn how to look after a woodland. Our next Bats and Woodland Management course is on 14 October!

Booking deadline is 30 September: www.bats.org.uk/bats-and-woodland-management

Infographic with information about the Bats and Woodland Management course:
- Price drop from £199.99 to £165 (plus £5 discount for BCT members).
- On the 14 October 2025 at Kingsbury Water Park Education Centre.
- Participants will receive detailed woodland management recommendations and an overview of the relevant legislation.
- They will get lessons on bat ecology in woodland habitats and potential roost feature recognition skills.
- The course includes a 2.5h, interactive site visit of the venue's woodlands to discuss their management.
- There will be the opportunity to learn from BCT Woodland Specialist Sonia Reveley's knowledge and experience.

Infographic with feedback from a previous course attendee from 2025. In a speech bubble it reads: 'Learnt lots about spotting and maintaining bat habitat in woodlands

Infographic with feedback from a previous course attendee from 2025. In a speech bubble it reads: 'Invaluable info about local/national resources for landowners looking to improve biodiversity.

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Dr Morgan Hughes @thereremouse.bsky.social · 16d

Our @opwall.bsky.social bat survey team in Croatia had the opportunity this summer to really put some Hunbat carbon fibre harp traps through their paces. Here's our review in @insideecology.bsky.social magazine. #bats #fieldwork #research #chiroptera #harptraps 🦇

Inside Ecology @insideecology.bsky.social · 17d

Making light work of bat trapping – the Hunbat Harp Trap review #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #ecology #habitats #conservation #climatechange #bats insideecology.com/2025/09/23/m...

Making light work of bat trapping – the Hunbat Harp Trap review - Inside Ecology

Morgan Hughes, Mark Roper, Shannan Poyner, and Warre Van Caenegem Introduction Back in May, the four of us were busy preparing for the Operation Wallacea (Opwall) Croatian survey season, during which ...

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