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Jaap van Schaik @jaapvschaik.bsky.social · 5d

Proud to present our latest 🦇 paper! Using 13 years of data, we show that hibernation timing has shifted dramatically in two bat species, but in opposite directions 😮

Huge congrats to Gabi, Frauke, and the whole team.

OA in @globalchangebio.bsky.social: dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

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One Species Hibernates Shorter, the Other Longer: Rapid but Opposing Responses to Warming Climate in Two Sympatric Bat Species

Hibernation timing is a crucial seasonal transition that directly influences the survival and reproduction of hibernating mammals. Climate change alters key drivers of hibernation phenology, includin...

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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 5d

Bats are often portrayed as scary and spooky, particularly in the lead up to #Halloween. Help us to fight misinformation, look at more factual information about #bats 🦇 here: www.bats.org.uk/about-bats

And don't forget to check out all our free resources too www.bats.org.uk/resources

#lovebats ❤️🦇

About Bats - Bat Conservation Trust

Bats are fascinating animals – the only true flying mammal. There are 1,500 species of bats in the world (as of September 2025), and more are still bein...

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Jack Hooker @jackhooker.bsky.social · 6d

New OA 🦇 research 📄

Sex-differences of survival and seasonal dispersal in a meta-population of greater horseshoe bats

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Sex-differences of survival and seasonal dispersal in a meta-population of greater horseshoe bats - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Sex-differences of survival and seasonal dispersal in a meta-population of greater horseshoe bats

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Jack Hooker @jackhooker.bsky.social · 6d

New OA 🦇 research 📄

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

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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…

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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 7d

The protection of bats is under continued attack. Please donate towards supporting this important aspect of our work. www.justgiving.com/campaign/hel... Help us speak up for #bats 🦇

Help us speak up for bats

The legislation that protects bats is at risk, endangering all bat species including several that are at risk of extinction. We want to build a strong evidence-based policy foundation that reduces the...

www.justgiving.com

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Jack Hooker @jackhooker.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks Morgan!

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Jack Hooker @jackhooker.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks Orly!

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Bats without Borders (BwB) @batswborders.bsky.social · 7d

COMING SOON... #WingedWednesday #webinar!

On 22nd October, we are happy to host Laura Torrent's webinar: 'What have we learned about Equatorial Guinea's bats - and what remains a mystery?'

Time: 3pm southern Africa | 2pm UK | 9am EDT

Sign up: lnkd.in/eTsz5eyQ

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Jack Hooker @jackhooker.bsky.social · 8d

Love this work from @bronwenhunter.bsky.social showing the capabilities of AI as a force for good!

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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Jack Hooker @jackhooker.bsky.social · 8d

New OA 🦇🌺 research 📄

Pollen essential amino acids shape bat–flower interaction networks

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Pollen essential amino acids shape bat–flower interaction networks

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

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

🦇 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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Jack Hooker @jackhooker.bsky.social · 16d

New OA 🦇 research 📄

Current frontiers in the passive acoustic monitoring of bats

@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social @bat-cesco.bsky.social

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Current frontiers in the passive acoustic monitoring of bats

Passive acoustic monitoring of bats is used in a growing number of studies in applied and basic research, from local to global scales. Despite the publication of good-practice recommendations, sev...

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Behavioral Ecology and Endocrinology Lab @behavecol-lab.bsky.social · 19d

Please share!🙏
🚨 PhD Oportunity in Avian Behavioural Ecology in Spain
The BirdBond Project (MNCN & IREC) studies how pair bonds form, change & affect reproduction/survival in the spotless starling 🐦

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Jack Hooker @jackhooker.bsky.social · 19d

New OA 🦇 research 📄

Restoration of aquatic habitat complex extends the foraging window of terrestrial consumers

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Restoration of aquatic habitat complex extends the foraging window of terrestrial consumers

Cross-ecosystem linkages benefit generalist consumers by providing prey fluxes from donor habitats, but these trophic connections are highly vulnerabl…

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Stu Bearhop @stubearhop.bsky.social · 20d

Fully funded PhD working on insectivorous bird declines with a broad range of stakeholders. Starting ASAP #ornithology #zoology #biodiversity #science #ecology
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

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Ecological Dynamics Dept. | IZW Berlin @ecodynizw.bsky.social · 19d

Please RT!

📢 #Doctoral / #PhD position available with us at Leibniz-IZW for 4 years working at the interface of #wildlife + #disease #ecology, #veterinary sciences and #modelling.
🐗🐗🐗🐦🐦🐦
Training within #DFG #RTG 3069 led by @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social

▶️Apply here for P7: tinyurl.com/j2ehtz7m

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Alberta Community Bat Program/Western Bat Program 🦇 @albertabats.bsky.social · 20d

#BREAKINGNEWS 🦇🌍 The world now has 1,500 recognized bat species! 🎉 The global list at www.batnames.org just hit this milestone. New bats are found through fieldwork in remote places & genetic discoveries. Amazing biodiversity news! #Bats #Biodiversity #BatsNeedFriends

A collage of bat photos of species from around the world. Photos are contributions from photographers who have kindly allowed us to use their work for education and conservation. Text reads "Celebrate Bats!" and 1500.

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Mirjam Knörnschild @berlinbatlab.bsky.social · 27d

Our latest research highlights the importance of dry grasslands for bats 🦇🦇🦇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Gary Williamson @docs41.bsky.social · 28d

✨ I wish more people knew… bats are working for YOU. 🦇

From mosquito-free summer nights to tequila, bananas, and even chocolate—bats quietly make our lives way better (and cheaper).

The bottom line? Protect bats, protect your fun! 🍹🍫

👉 Swipe through for 5 selfish reasons to love bats.

(Deutsch)

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Christina Hansen Wheat @chansenwheat.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨 PhD position in behavioural evolution 🚨

Come do your PhD with me in Linköping, Sweden, using the domestic dog (and some wolves) to answer fun questions on how complex behaviours develop and evolve.

Application deadline September 24 2025 🧪 🌍 🦊 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs

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Endangered Species Research @esr-ir.bsky.social · 26d

🌐🧪🦤 We reveal that #AtlanticSturgeon #Acipenseroxyrinchus produce low frequency thunder-like sounds associated with #spawning, similar to #lakesturgeon #Acipenserfulvescens. This finding lays the groundwork for passive acoustic monitoring of this endangered species. bit.ly/esr_58_1

An Atlantic sturgeon lying caught on a boat in the water next to a wooden jetty.

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Global Union of Bat Diversity Networks @gbatnet.bsky.social · Sep 1

2027 is going to be THE YEAR OF THE BATS!

A global celebration of the world’s only flying mammals and the vital roles they play in our ecosystems.

ENTER NOW!
www.yearofthebats.org

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🦇Little Wing Bat Haven @littlewingbathaven.bsky.social · 29d

🦇Zoos Victoria highlight a local threatened species through ‘Totes for Wildlife’. This year is the critically endangered Southern Bent-wing Bat! Artist Adam Parata has created a beautiful, unique design showcasing SBWB, which has been printed on tote bags:
www.zoo.org.au/totes/
#bats

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Jack Hooker @jackhooker.bsky.social · 29d

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Nate Upham @n8upham.bsky.social · Sep 8

When & where have species of bats, rodents, & shrews been collected across the 54 mountains of the Madrean Sky Islands?

Damien Rivera in our lab led this effort to find out!

New preprint "Uncovering historical small mammal biodiversity among the Madrean Sky Islands" www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Jack Hooker @jackhooker.bsky.social · 29d

This is such an interesting paper!

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