Jack Hooker
@jackhooker.bsky.social
Research Scientist at Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social
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Massive influx of Natterer’s bats at valley level marks the official start of hibernation season (last week they were still swarming). And the cherry on top was the return of Z0266, a bat ringed as an adult in 2005. That makes four 21+ year old 🦇 still turning up ( @johnaltringham.bsky.social )
November 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Massive influx of Natterer’s bats at valley level marks the official start of hibernation season (last week they were still swarming). And the cherry on top was the return of Z0266, a bat ringed as an adult in 2005. That makes four 21+ year old 🦇 still turning up ( @johnaltringham.bsky.social )
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Congrats @tomasvillada.bsky.social on your first paper from your PhD! He found Australian cave-roosting bats in colder climates stay longer in torpor and fatten more to survive in colder environments | doi.org/10.1007/s004...
November 21, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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New OA 🦇 research 📄
Behavioural shifts of bats during urban music festivals
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Behavioural shifts of bats during urban music festivals
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Behavioural shifts of bats during urban music festivals
We investigated how large outdoor music festivals affect bat activity in an urban green spaces. Although total nightly activity did not decline on concert nights, we showed activity during concert ho...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
New OA 🦇 research 📄
Behavioural shifts of bats during urban music festivals
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Behavioural shifts of bats during urban music festivals
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Come to do a PhD with me, @bfraser.bsky.social and
@batconservation.bsky.social at the University of Exeter on using genomics to understand bat population declines under global environmental change 🦇🧬🌍🌐🧪
Application deadline 8 January 2026 ⚠️⚠️⚠️
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
@batconservation.bsky.social at the University of Exeter on using genomics to understand bat population declines under global environmental change 🦇🧬🌍🌐🧪
Application deadline 8 January 2026 ⚠️⚠️⚠️
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Applying genomic approaches to understand bat population declines. NERC GW4+ DTP PhD studentship for September 2026 Entry at University of Exeter on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Applying genomic approaches to understand bat population declines. NERC GW4+ DTP PhD studentship for September 2026 Entry at University of Exeter, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Come to do a PhD with me, @bfraser.bsky.social and
@batconservation.bsky.social at the University of Exeter on using genomics to understand bat population declines under global environmental change 🦇🧬🌍🌐🧪
Application deadline 8 January 2026 ⚠️⚠️⚠️
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
@batconservation.bsky.social at the University of Exeter on using genomics to understand bat population declines under global environmental change 🦇🧬🌍🌐🧪
Application deadline 8 January 2026 ⚠️⚠️⚠️
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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🦇 A new episode of #BatChat drops tomorrow, 19 Nov! Don't miss it.
🦇 Whether you're having a lazy and quiet Sunday morning or are on the go, our podcast BatChat is the best company. A new season is back and you can listen to the first episode in your usual platform or in your browser here: batchat.buzzsprout.com/680561/episo... .
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🦇 A new episode of #BatChat drops tomorrow, 19 Nov! Don't miss it.
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🦇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!)
Bat dating is all about performance: up to 40 kHz of “check out my skills.” (see comments for audio!)
November 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
🦇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!)
Bat dating is all about performance: up to 40 kHz of “check out my skills.” (see comments for audio!)
New OA 🦇 research 📄
Very cool study using the latest miniaturised technologies to study bat #behaviour in #ALAN
Wild bats hunt insects faster under lit conditions by integrating acoustic and visual information
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
Very cool study using the latest miniaturised technologies to study bat #behaviour in #ALAN
Wild bats hunt insects faster under lit conditions by integrating acoustic and visual information
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
November 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
New OA 🦇 research 📄
Very cool study using the latest miniaturised technologies to study bat #behaviour in #ALAN
Wild bats hunt insects faster under lit conditions by integrating acoustic and visual information
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
Very cool study using the latest miniaturised technologies to study bat #behaviour in #ALAN
Wild bats hunt insects faster under lit conditions by integrating acoustic and visual information
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
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Thank you to @gailbatlady.bsky.social and all bat carers, wildlife hospitals and ambulance drivers for helping bats in trouble back into the wild.
If you find a bat, please follow our advice www.bats.org.uk/advice/help-... Thank you to the volunteers and donates to the helpline keep going. #bats 🦇
If you find a bat, please follow our advice www.bats.org.uk/advice/help-... Thank you to the volunteers and donates to the helpline keep going. #bats 🦇
November 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Thank you to @gailbatlady.bsky.social and all bat carers, wildlife hospitals and ambulance drivers for helping bats in trouble back into the wild.
If you find a bat, please follow our advice www.bats.org.uk/advice/help-... Thank you to the volunteers and donates to the helpline keep going. #bats 🦇
If you find a bat, please follow our advice www.bats.org.uk/advice/help-... Thank you to the volunteers and donates to the helpline keep going. #bats 🦇
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Our new study shows that island populations of grey long-eared #bats have distinct DNA haplotypes compared to mainland populations, reflecting long-term isolation & independent evolutionary trajectories: link.springer.com/article/10.1... @iccs.bsky.social @jesusoxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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New OA 🦇 research 📄
Testing a bat fatality detection system at wind turbines
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Testing a bat fatality detection system at wind turbines
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Testing a bat fatality detection system at wind turbines
To understand conditions associated with bat fatalities at wind turbines for informing reduction strategies, researchers began using thermal camera video monitoring with a field of view (FOV) focused ...
journals.plos.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:50 AM
New OA 🦇 research 📄
Testing a bat fatality detection system at wind turbines
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Testing a bat fatality detection system at wind turbines
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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How can beavers influence bat behaviour?
Two new studies across England and Wales reveal an astonishing increase in bat activity in beaver wetlands – thanks to how beavers shape habitats for both bats and their insect prey.
#BatWeek #BatAppreciationWeek
Two new studies across England and Wales reveal an astonishing increase in bat activity in beaver wetlands – thanks to how beavers shape habitats for both bats and their insect prey.
#BatWeek #BatAppreciationWeek
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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🦇 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.
November 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🦇 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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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 🦇🦇🦇
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 🦇🦇🦇
October 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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 🦇🦇🦇
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....
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....
Understanding bats in English churches: A citizen science approach
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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....
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....
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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)
October 30, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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...
Landscape heterogeneity supports bat diversity: Importance of wetlands and intermediate forest cover in coastal British Columbia
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
New OA 🦇 research 📄
Landscape heterogeneity supports bat diversity: Importance of wetlands and intermediate forest cover in coastal British Columbia
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Landscape heterogeneity supports bat diversity: Importance of wetlands and intermediate forest cover in coastal British Columbia
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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(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
Surely our brilliant bat species deserve some names as unique as they are?
#NameThatBat
October 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
(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
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
@ptes-org.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social @forestresearchuk.bsky.social
Our new paper examines how UK woodland creation may affect mammal populations. 🌳
Woodland species such as red squirrels could benefit, while grassland species may decline without strategic planning.
#Conservation #Ecology #Biodiversity
doi.org/10.1111/mam....
Woodland species such as red squirrels could benefit, while grassland species may decline without strategic planning.
#Conservation #Ecology #Biodiversity
doi.org/10.1111/mam....
Investigating the Potential Consequences of Woodland Creation for British Mammal Populations
We simulated the conversion of suitable areas in the UK to woodland, according to the current and target woodland creation rates, and assessed how this would affect habitat availability and potential....
doi.org
October 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Very interesting stuff!
@ptes-org.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social @forestresearchuk.bsky.social
@ptes-org.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social @forestresearchuk.bsky.social
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🦇 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...
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...
us02web.zoom.us
October 27, 2025 at 10:54 AM
🦇 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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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
Student Scholars - Bat Conservation International
Grow global capacity for bat conservation with scholarships and support for students
batcon.org
October 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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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October 26, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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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...
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...
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
www.nature.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:59 AM
📢 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...
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...
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...
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…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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...
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...
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🦇 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...
🗓 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...
October 21, 2025 at 11:22 AM
🦇 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...
🗓 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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🦇 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 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...
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...
www.bats.org.uk
October 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🦇 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 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...