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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · 5h

Grad Students! Don't miss your chance to apply for our 2026 Student Scholars program. The application deadline is October 31!
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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · 8h

Don't let the scariest part of Halloween be the impact your decor has on wildlife 🕸️
Visit our latest blog post to learn about the spooky realities of popular Halloween decor, and some of our favorite festive alternatives! 👻 https://www.batcon.org/bat-safe-chic-halloween-decor/

📸 Dick Wilkins

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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · 6d

Hyperfixation meal? This bat appears to strongly prefer moths! 🦋

🦇 Spotted bat

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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · 6d

🧑‍🏫 Grad students! Apply now for our 2026 Student Scholars program at batcon.org/student-scholars.

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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · 7d

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 International 🦇 @batcon.org · 7d

It's officially 𝐁𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡! 🦇What do you most appreciate about bats?

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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · 8d

www.batcon.org/1500-reasons...

1,500 Reasons to Love Bats

Celebrating a Milestone for Bat Biodiversity

www.batcon.org

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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · 8d

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 International 🦇 @batcon.org · 9d

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
🍈

✍️ William Carlos Williams
🦇 Peter's tent-making bat
📸 Norbert Wu, Minden Pictures

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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · 13d

This is 𝘙𝘩𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢 𝘪𝘰. She just needs a quick snack of a few thousand insects, and then she'll be ready to go. Thanks for your patience 💛

🦇 Thomas's yellow bat
📸 Jennifer Barros

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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · 13d

🦇 Grad Students: we'll be accepting applications for the 2026 Student Scholars program on October 1ˢᵗ. Learn more at batcon.org/student-scholars

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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · 15d

Want to help bats? One solution is as simple as planting a garden 🌸
Learn more about building a BBB (backyard bat buffet!) in our latest blog post. https://www.batcon.org/backyard-bat-buffet-fall-bat-garden-guide/

📸 Dietmar Nill/ Foto Natura/ Minden Pictures

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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · 16d

When you spot the perfect pumpkin. 🤩

🦇eastern red bat
📷J. Scott Altenbach

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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · 20d

Beetles beware 🪲 Our Bat of the Week has a taste for crunchy critters and a big appetite!
Big brown bats rank among America’s most beneficial animals; contributing mightily to a healthy environment and pest control of various insects (including many species of beetles.) *crunch*

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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · 20d

🦇 We go where the bats go!
⛏️Silverton, Colorado is filled with thousands of old mines between 9,000 and 13,000 ft in elevation. Some bats, like the little brown bat, have been documented at elevations up to 11,000 ft!
📷 Sarah Marquez

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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · 22d

This is 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘹 𝘬𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘪. He can't believe your email found him. Would like to unsubscribe indefinitely.

🦇 Greater dog-like bat
📸 Jennifer Barros

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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · 23d

Help Build Bat Gardens for Florida! 🦇

What are your favorite native plants that…
✅Attract moths, beetles, or crickets
✅ Are night-blooming
✅Are available at local nurseries

Share your favorites here ➡️ https://form.jotform.com/252385125964059

Bat Conservation International Southern Florida Plant Submissions

Please click the link to complete this form.

form.jotform.com

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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · 26d

This is 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪. She hasn't heard of 'saying cheese'; would prefer if you complimented her big ears instead.

🦇 Sanborn's big-eared bat
📸 Jennifer Barros

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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · 28d

The world's largest urban bat colony resides under a bridge in the heart of Texas. 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats emerge from the Congress Ave Bridge each summer night in Austin, painting the sky with bats.
👉https://www.batcon.org/bat-city/

📸 Amanda Stronza

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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · 29d

🦇 New research helps explain why some bats are at greater risk from wind energy facilities.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

@floridamuseum.bsky.social @ufresearch.bsky.social

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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · Sep 4

Which bat are you today? There's a strong case to be made for #3 🤪

📸 Jennifer Barros

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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · Sep 2

SUPPORT BAT RIGHTS
AND BAT WRONGS.

🦇 Bonin flying fox
📸 Yushi & Keiko Osawa

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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · Aug 29

You may recognize this short-palated fruit bat from his supporting role as Dobby in the Harry Potter series.

📸 Aicha Gomeh-Djame

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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · Aug 28

No paywall, just a social media manager doing their best. 🦇

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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · Aug 21

Our Bat of the Week steals insects and hearts alike. 💚 🪲
The Florida bonneted bat is endemic to south Florida, inhabiting the area south of Orlando to Miami, along both coasts. These bats live 10-20 years, with an average generation time of 5 to 10 years.

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