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Bronwen Hunter @bronwenhunter.bsky.social · 8d

📢 New paper! 📢

My final PhD chapter is now available at @peopleandnature.bsky.social

📱 💻 We used AI-automated internet searches (social-media posts, news etc.) combined with species distribution models to build maps of 🦇 bat hunting, trade and consumption for Indonesia.

doi.org/10.1002/pan3...

Mapping bat hunting, trade and consumption in Indonesia using records from online platforms

Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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SCCS Conference 2026 @sccscambridge.bsky.social · Jul 14

SCCS 2026 has opened for applications!

📣Spread the word!

It will be our 25th conference in Cambridge and will take place between 31 March – 2 April 2026. Check out the website for more info and to apply: www.sccs-cam.org.

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Bronwen Hunter @bronwenhunter.bsky.social · Jun 20

New paper just published in @consletters.bsky.social ‼️

Our perspective explores the legal uncertainties in wildlife trade, and how to resolve them 🦜

A product of @iccs.bsky.social Interdisciplinary Conservation Network, this works draws insights from a brilliant group of ECRs and mentors

Resolving Uncertainties in the Legality of Wildlife Trade to Support Better Outcomes for Wildlife and People

Wildlife use and trade support the livelihoods of millions of people worldwide but also threaten thousands of species. Legal instruments, when effectively designed and implemented, can help regulate ...

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Bronwen Hunter @bronwenhunter.bsky.social · Jun 12

Don't miss our 3rd OneBAT webinar! 🦇
Today at 5pm BST (6pm CET)
Register here 👉 onebat.eu/3rd-onebat-w...

Bronwen Hunter @bronwenhunter.bsky.social · Jun 2

🦇 Join us for the 3rd #OneBAT Webinar!

📅 12 June 2025 18:00 CET/17:00 BST (online)

Veterinary surgeon Heidi Hargreaves will share practical strategies for bat rehabilitation in Europe. She will cover triage, stabilisation, and non-invasive care techniques, plus a live Q&A.

tinyurl.com/52vxyzzp

3rd OneBAT Webinar - OneBAT

2nd OneBAT Webinar: "Long-term Urban Bat Monitoring and Notes on the Effects of Full-scale War on Urban Wildlife". Register now!

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Bronwen Hunter @bronwenhunter.bsky.social · Jun 2

🦇 Join us for the 3rd #OneBAT Webinar!

📅 12 June 2025 18:00 CET/17:00 BST (online)

Veterinary surgeon Heidi Hargreaves will share practical strategies for bat rehabilitation in Europe. She will cover triage, stabilisation, and non-invasive care techniques, plus a live Q&A.

tinyurl.com/52vxyzzp

3rd OneBAT Webinar - OneBAT

2nd OneBAT Webinar: "Long-term Urban Bat Monitoring and Notes on the Effects of Full-scale War on Urban Wildlife". Register now!

onebat.eu

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Bronwen Hunter @bronwenhunter.bsky.social · Apr 16

Have you got 10-minutes to help us understand more about the impact of cats on bats in Europe? 🦇 🐈

We are looking to wildlife rescue centres, veterinarians and bat carers to take part in our survey.

universityofsussex.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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chrisbats.bsky.social @chrisbats.bsky.social · Mar 21

Finally out. New paper Full pelage Ultra-Violet fluorescence occurs in both lesser horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus hipposideros & Blasius's horseshoe bat R. blasii www.italian-journal-of-mammalogy.it/Full-pelage-...
Great to be part of the team @henryschofield.bsky.social @vincentwt.bsky.social

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Bronwen Hunter @bronwenhunter.bsky.social · Apr 16

Have you got 10-minutes to help us understand more about the impact of cats on bats in Europe? 🦇 🐈

We are looking to wildlife rescue centres, veterinarians and bat carers to take part in our survey.

universityofsussex.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Fiona Mathews @fionamathews.bsky.social · Mar 20

This posh British shop sells bat ornaments alongside dead beetles. And Google has thousands more.... The Global North fuels collection in the South and it needs to stop. Find out more in our paper @bronwenhunter.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#bats @malik-oedin.bsky.social 🌍🦇

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Fiona Mathews @fionamathews.bsky.social · Feb 28

Last call! Midnight tonight deadline to apply for a PhD with my group on serotine bat #ecology, helping develop rabies control strategy.

Info here (nb. overseas fees waivers available & residency restrictions not relevant as project is field/desk not lab). www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f... #bats

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Fiona Mathews @fionamathews.bsky.social · Feb 4

Want to find out about the conservation of Europe's hedgehogs and another punky group of mammals, the Blind mole-rats? Come to the FREE online meeting of @mammalconeurope.bsky.social on 3rd March. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mammal-con.... Pls share! #conservation #wildlife 🦔🌍 @ptes-org.bsky.social

Mammal Conservation Europe's Second General Meeting

Join us for updates on Mammal Conservation Europe, and talks on two of Europe's strangest European animals: Blind mole-rats and Hedgehogs

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Dr. Sabine Metzger 🦇 @drsabinemetzger.bsky.social · Jan 26

🦇🇺🇦 #BatsUkraine's Dr. Anton Vlaschenko on the importance of bat care and bat conservation amidst the war 🇺🇦🦇
youtu.be/_31n_pZuTE4?...

The Ukrainian scientist who risked his life to save his bats | Al Jazeera Newsfeed

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English

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Fiona Mathews @fionamathews.bsky.social · Jan 27

Serotine. One of my favourite #bats! I have a PhD available, using new methods to find serotine roosts and understand movement patterns. Will help to develop a rabies vaccination strategy: a priority for people and bats! Pls share! www.surrey.ac.uk/bbsrc-wessex... @batconservation.bsky.social 🦤🌍🦇

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Bronwen Hunter @bronwenhunter.bsky.social · Jan 27

BritBats 2025 was a roaring success! - and would not have been possible without our wonderful speakers, poster presenters, volunteers, attendees and organising committee 🦇😊

We even rounded things off with a quiz to check how well we'd been listening 😉

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Liz Hand @elizabethhand.bsky.social · Jan 25

Uplift on a frigid January morning: a single male greater mouse-eared bat was discovered 22 years ago, long after the species was declared extinct. Now a female of breeding age has been located. Dim the lights and cue your fave romantic music …

Hope for Britain’s loneliest bat after second species member discovered

Greater mouse-eared bat was declared extinct in the UK but ecologists now believe population recovery is possible

www.theguardian.com

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Bronwen Hunter @bronwenhunter.bsky.social · Jan 24

Kicking of #BritBats2025 with a keynote talk from @fionamathews.bsky.social about creating impact from scientific research! 🦇

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Bronwen Hunter @bronwenhunter.bsky.social · Jan 21

Online tickets for BritBats 2025 are available until 5pm on Thursday 23rd Jan! 🦇

Why not grab a last-minute spot?

We have a fantastic programme of speakers, posters, competitions - plus a dedicated conference app 📱

More info at www.britbats.com

BritBats - British Bat Research Symposium

BritBats is a biannual symposium for undergraduate, postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers working with bats anywhere in the world to share their work, whatever stage of their project they are at. ...

www.britbats.com

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SCCS Conference 2026 @sccscambridge.bsky.social · Dec 16

📢 SCCS 2025 will be re-opening for applications (attend only) on 20th December 2024. 📢

➡️ Please go to our website www.sccs-cam.org to find out more. SCCS is for early career researchers/conservationists.

✨ ⏰ The window will close on 10th January 2025 at 17:00hrs UK time

Student Conference on Conservation Science - Welcome

SCCS helps young conservation scientists gain experience, learn new ideas and make contacts that will be valuable for their future careers.

www.sccs-cam.org

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Bronwen Hunter @bronwenhunter.bsky.social · Dec 12

Important findings from @wildjustice.bsky.social. Sadly unsurprising that housing developers are not delivering benefits for nature. As well as this, even when measures are implemented, there is sparse evidence for their effectiveness - we explored this in our 2021 paper doi.org/10.1002/2688...

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Wild Justice @wildjustice.bsky.social · Dec 12

On a day when house building is in the news, we publish a new report - LOST NATURE.

In it, we asked if housing developers have been delivering their ecological commitments.

Answer: NO.

Read the report here: wildjustice.org.uk/general/lost...

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Bronwen Hunter @bronwenhunter.bsky.social · Dec 4

We are hosting an ECR-lead Bat research conference on 24th January 2025 🦇

Registration closes on 3rd Jan (online 23rd) www.britbats.com/tickets

We have a student travel grant, free pre-conference workshop, plenaries from @fionamathews.bsky.social Emma Stone & Daniel Hargreaves. Check it out!

Tickets — BritBats - British Bat Research Symposium

www.britbats.com

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Alberta Community Bat Program/Western Bat Program 🦇 @albertabats.bsky.social · Nov 17

Have you heard about the issue of bats being sold as decorative items? International trade in bats threatens bat popns globally (& can be a potential concern for human health). North America & Europe are buying, south & SE Asia are the prime source for bats.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Monitoring the trade in bat taxidermy and specimens on e-commerce platforms

Wildlife trade is a major economic activity but can pose a threat to many species. Previous research has focused on the trade of bats (Chiroptera) for…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Jon Flanders @jonrflanders.bsky.social · Nov 27

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

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Bronwen Hunter @bronwenhunter.bsky.social · Nov 25

Please can I be added?

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