Rachael Cooper-Bohannon (she/her)
@rachaelcooboh.bsky.social
South African living in Scotland | minion to rescue dogs Blaise & Soma | mind on bats🦇 and herps 🐸 | heart in Africa | @batswborders.bsky.social
Amazing work! Well done to everyone involved. 💥
A MASSIVE WIN FOR WILDLIFE! 🌍💥
Nearly 30,000 animals rescued in one month during Operation Thunder 2025. 134 countries, 4,640 seizures, 1,100 suspects disrupted.
When the world acts together, wildlife wins!
Discover more 👇
https://loom.ly/3Hwmlr4
Nearly 30,000 animals rescued in one month during Operation Thunder 2025. 134 countries, 4,640 seizures, 1,100 suspects disrupted.
When the world acts together, wildlife wins!
Discover more 👇
https://loom.ly/3Hwmlr4
December 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Amazing work! Well done to everyone involved. 💥
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Week in wildlife: a baby echidna, a 600lb gator and an ‘unbearable’ bear
Week in wildlife: a baby echidna, a 600lb gator and an ‘unbearable’ bear
This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Week in wildlife: a baby echidna, a 600lb gator and an ‘unbearable’ bear
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🌿 Key Biodiversity Areas: Where nature thrives🌿
🔍 KBAs are identified following scientific criteria focusing on species and ecosystems. 🌱 By mapping and conserving these essential sites, we're taking a giant leap toward tackling the worldwide biodiversity challenge.🌎
🔗 www.keybiodiversityareas.org
🔍 KBAs are identified following scientific criteria focusing on species and ecosystems. 🌱 By mapping and conserving these essential sites, we're taking a giant leap toward tackling the worldwide biodiversity challenge.🌎
🔗 www.keybiodiversityareas.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
🌿 Key Biodiversity Areas: Where nature thrives🌿
🔍 KBAs are identified following scientific criteria focusing on species and ecosystems. 🌱 By mapping and conserving these essential sites, we're taking a giant leap toward tackling the worldwide biodiversity challenge.🌎
🔗 www.keybiodiversityareas.org
🔍 KBAs are identified following scientific criteria focusing on species and ecosystems. 🌱 By mapping and conserving these essential sites, we're taking a giant leap toward tackling the worldwide biodiversity challenge.🌎
🔗 www.keybiodiversityareas.org
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Last weekend, Taonga, our Project Officer, attended the Zambian Art and Design Show at Ciela Resort and Spa, Bonanza Estate in Lusaka.
She exhibited alongside our partners, BirdWatch Zambia, to promote our Habitat Connections project 🦇 🦜 🐝
#Habitatconnections #batconservation #Zambia #Lusaka
She exhibited alongside our partners, BirdWatch Zambia, to promote our Habitat Connections project 🦇 🦜 🐝
#Habitatconnections #batconservation #Zambia #Lusaka
November 30, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Last weekend, Taonga, our Project Officer, attended the Zambian Art and Design Show at Ciela Resort and Spa, Bonanza Estate in Lusaka.
She exhibited alongside our partners, BirdWatch Zambia, to promote our Habitat Connections project 🦇 🦜 🐝
#Habitatconnections #batconservation #Zambia #Lusaka
She exhibited alongside our partners, BirdWatch Zambia, to promote our Habitat Connections project 🦇 🦜 🐝
#Habitatconnections #batconservation #Zambia #Lusaka
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Our #ChristmasChallenge is now live 💥
DOUBLE THE DIFFERENCE NOW!
From today #GivingTuesday, for one week only (Dec 2 - 9), Big Give will double donations made to our fundraising campaign. We're raising funds for our Classrooms without Walls programme 🦇
🔗 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
DOUBLE THE DIFFERENCE NOW!
From today #GivingTuesday, for one week only (Dec 2 - 9), Big Give will double donations made to our fundraising campaign. We're raising funds for our Classrooms without Walls programme 🦇
🔗 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
December 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Our #ChristmasChallenge is now live 💥
DOUBLE THE DIFFERENCE NOW!
From today #GivingTuesday, for one week only (Dec 2 - 9), Big Give will double donations made to our fundraising campaign. We're raising funds for our Classrooms without Walls programme 🦇
🔗 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
DOUBLE THE DIFFERENCE NOW!
From today #GivingTuesday, for one week only (Dec 2 - 9), Big Give will double donations made to our fundraising campaign. We're raising funds for our Classrooms without Walls programme 🦇
🔗 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
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The countdown to Christmas is on! 🎅
In just 3 weeks, the #ChristmasChallenge returns.
Whatever your passion, whatever your cause, there are hundreds of charities ready for your support, and every donation made can be doubled. That’s right, DOUBLED. ✨
In just 3 weeks, the #ChristmasChallenge returns.
Whatever your passion, whatever your cause, there are hundreds of charities ready for your support, and every donation made can be doubled. That’s right, DOUBLED. ✨
November 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The countdown to Christmas is on! 🎅
In just 3 weeks, the #ChristmasChallenge returns.
Whatever your passion, whatever your cause, there are hundreds of charities ready for your support, and every donation made can be doubled. That’s right, DOUBLED. ✨
In just 3 weeks, the #ChristmasChallenge returns.
Whatever your passion, whatever your cause, there are hundreds of charities ready for your support, and every donation made can be doubled. That’s right, DOUBLED. ✨
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Attention ECRs! Apply now for a Conference Travel Award from @eseb.bsky.social to attend @empseb31.bsky.social OR the upcoming @evolmtg.bsky.social in Cleveland 2026 📣
DEADLINE: 30th January 2026
eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
DEADLINE: 30th January 2026
eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
November 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Attention ECRs! Apply now for a Conference Travel Award from @eseb.bsky.social to attend @empseb31.bsky.social OR the upcoming @evolmtg.bsky.social in Cleveland 2026 📣
DEADLINE: 30th January 2026
eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
DEADLINE: 30th January 2026
eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
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‘Unlocking Nature's Secrets: Identifying Bats & Other Wildlife Across Europe and North Africa Through Sound’. A talk to be held online on Thurs 4th Dec at 7.30 pm.
The link to this Zoom chat will be sent out to our members shortly. Should you be a non-member and wish to attend please send us a DM!
The link to this Zoom chat will be sent out to our members shortly. Should you be a non-member and wish to attend please send us a DM!
November 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
‘Unlocking Nature's Secrets: Identifying Bats & Other Wildlife Across Europe and North Africa Through Sound’. A talk to be held online on Thurs 4th Dec at 7.30 pm.
The link to this Zoom chat will be sent out to our members shortly. Should you be a non-member and wish to attend please send us a DM!
The link to this Zoom chat will be sent out to our members shortly. Should you be a non-member and wish to attend please send us a DM!
🌟 1 week to go! 🌟
Join us for our last #WingedWednesday #webinar of the year with Pipat Soisook!
📅 Wednesday 26th November
⏰ 3pm southern Africa | 1pm UK | 8am EDT
🌍⏰ Please note the time change for those in regions using DST.
🔗 www.batswithoutborders.org/webinars.html
📸 Pipat Soisook
Join us for our last #WingedWednesday #webinar of the year with Pipat Soisook!
📅 Wednesday 26th November
⏰ 3pm southern Africa | 1pm UK | 8am EDT
🌍⏰ Please note the time change for those in regions using DST.
🔗 www.batswithoutborders.org/webinars.html
📸 Pipat Soisook
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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The right trees in the right place can do wonders for butterflies and moths! 🌳
Why not try adding one of these tree-mendous trees or shrubs to your Wild Space? Learn more 👉 https://wild-spaces.co.uk/idea/plant-a-butterfly-friendly-tree-or-shrub/
#NationalTreeWeek #WildSpaces
Why not try adding one of these tree-mendous trees or shrubs to your Wild Space? Learn more 👉 https://wild-spaces.co.uk/idea/plant-a-butterfly-friendly-tree-or-shrub/
#NationalTreeWeek #WildSpaces
November 22, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The right trees in the right place can do wonders for butterflies and moths! 🌳
Why not try adding one of these tree-mendous trees or shrubs to your Wild Space? Learn more 👉 https://wild-spaces.co.uk/idea/plant-a-butterfly-friendly-tree-or-shrub/
#NationalTreeWeek #WildSpaces
Why not try adding one of these tree-mendous trees or shrubs to your Wild Space? Learn more 👉 https://wild-spaces.co.uk/idea/plant-a-butterfly-friendly-tree-or-shrub/
#NationalTreeWeek #WildSpaces
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Flamingo. 🦩🦩 A flock of flamingos is aptly called a flamboyance. There are six species of flamingo worldwide. They are highly social creatures and often gather in large numbers. Awesome photo taken by Pedro Szekely #flamingo #naturephotography #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #pink
November 22, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Flamingo. 🦩🦩 A flock of flamingos is aptly called a flamboyance. There are six species of flamingo worldwide. They are highly social creatures and often gather in large numbers. Awesome photo taken by Pedro Szekely #flamingo #naturephotography #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #pink
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A moment of play , captured by Matt Summer ( @Matt_S_1982 ) for your #FoxOfTheDay today
November 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
A moment of play , captured by Matt Summer ( @Matt_S_1982 ) for your #FoxOfTheDay today
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Thank you to @bertjonkhans.bsky.social for sharing this - a swimming #FoxOfTheDay ! Top work !
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Thank you to @bertjonkhans.bsky.social for sharing this - a swimming #FoxOfTheDay ! Top work !
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A group of bats can be called a colony, a cauldron, or even a cloud. But with over 1,500 bat species worldwide (and 18 here in the UK!), we think it’s time to get a little more imaginative.
Surely our brilliant bats deserve names as unique as they are. Join our campaign and help us #NameThatBat .
Surely our brilliant bats deserve names as unique as they are. Join our campaign and help us #NameThatBat .
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A group of bats can be called a colony, a cauldron, or even a cloud. But with over 1,500 bat species worldwide (and 18 here in the UK!), we think it’s time to get a little more imaginative.
Surely our brilliant bats deserve names as unique as they are. Join our campaign and help us #NameThatBat .
Surely our brilliant bats deserve names as unique as they are. Join our campaign and help us #NameThatBat .
Reposted by Rachael Cooper-Bohannon (she/her)
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Can we balance #biodiversity targets with socio-economic needs? With good policy and planning it’s possible, says a new study. environment.ec.europa.eu/news/can-we-...
Can we balance biodiversity targets with socio-economic needs? With good policy and planning it’s possible, says a new study.
The key to balancing future food and fuel needs with ambitious EU targets to restore habitats and protect threatened species is good policy and integrated planning, with burdens shared across member s...
environment.ec.europa.eu
November 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Can we balance #biodiversity targets with socio-economic needs? With good policy and planning it’s possible, says a new study. environment.ec.europa.eu/news/can-we-...
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A new study warns that deforestation across Ghana, Niger and Nigeria is intensifying West Africa’s water crisis, threatening the health and livelihoods of more than 122 million people.
For every 1,000 hectares of forest cleared in Niger and Nigeria, 9.25 hectares of surface water disappear.
For every 1,000 hectares of forest cleared in Niger and Nigeria, 9.25 hectares of surface water disappear.
Study finds deforestation fuels West Africa’s water crisis
A new study warns that deforestation across Ghana, Niger and Nigeria is intensifying West Africa’s water crisis, threatening the health and livelihoods of more than 122 million people. Drawing on 12…
news.mongabay.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A new study warns that deforestation across Ghana, Niger and Nigeria is intensifying West Africa’s water crisis, threatening the health and livelihoods of more than 122 million people.
For every 1,000 hectares of forest cleared in Niger and Nigeria, 9.25 hectares of surface water disappear.
For every 1,000 hectares of forest cleared in Niger and Nigeria, 9.25 hectares of surface water disappear.
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Lacking table manners somewhat . Thank you to @dianadwilder.bsky.social for today's #FoxOfTheDay
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Lacking table manners somewhat . Thank you to @dianadwilder.bsky.social for today's #FoxOfTheDay
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We're hiring! 🥳 Come and join our team in Lancaster - we're looking for two senior postdocs to work on corporate sustainability and restoration ecology. 🌳 🪸 ♻️ (1 of 2)
@lec-reefs.bsky.social @pentlandcentre.bsky.social @sci-tech-lancaster.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
@lec-reefs.bsky.social @pentlandcentre.bsky.social @sci-tech-lancaster.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
We're hiring! 🥳 Come and join our team in Lancaster - we're looking for two senior postdocs to work on corporate sustainability and restoration ecology. 🌳 🪸 ♻️ (1 of 2)
@lec-reefs.bsky.social @pentlandcentre.bsky.social @sci-tech-lancaster.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
@lec-reefs.bsky.social @pentlandcentre.bsky.social @sci-tech-lancaster.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
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3 year postdoc funded by @ukri.org NERC on between-group cooperation in the Shark Bay dolphins is now live - please share widely 🙏 www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
3 year postdoc funded by @ukri.org NERC on between-group cooperation in the Shark Bay dolphins is now live - please share widely 🙏 www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
Reposted by Rachael Cooper-Bohannon (she/her)
One of the UK’s Rarest Bats Found in Record Numbers at Seaton Wetlands news.eastdevon.gov.uk/one-of-the-u...
November 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
One of the UK’s Rarest Bats Found in Record Numbers at Seaton Wetlands news.eastdevon.gov.uk/one-of-the-u...
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Positive 🦇 story
#lovebats #batresearch #conservation #batconservation #trees
phys.org/news/2025-11...
#lovebats #batresearch #conservation #batconservation #trees
phys.org/news/2025-11...
The secret life of baobabs: How bats and moths keep Africa's giant trees alive
Baobabs are sometimes called "upside-down trees," because their branches look like roots reaching skyward. Of the eight species of baobab in the world, six are confined to Madagascar, one to northern ...
phys.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Positive 🦇 story
#lovebats #batresearch #conservation #batconservation #trees
phys.org/news/2025-11...
#lovebats #batresearch #conservation #batconservation #trees
phys.org/news/2025-11...
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🦇 We are currently advertising two vacancies:
- Bats in Churches Advisor (Maternity cover) - Deadline 9am, Monday 17th November 2025
- Community Collaboration and Outreach Officer for Connecting People and Landscapes project - Deadline 9am Wednesday 12th November
- Bats in Churches Advisor (Maternity cover) - Deadline 9am, Monday 17th November 2025
- Community Collaboration and Outreach Officer for Connecting People and Landscapes project - Deadline 9am Wednesday 12th November
Jobs / Contracts - About Us - Bat Conservation Trust
Please note: BCT is a Living Wage employer. BCT strives to provide an accessible recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments for any pa...
www.bats.org.uk
November 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🦇 We are currently advertising two vacancies:
- Bats in Churches Advisor (Maternity cover) - Deadline 9am, Monday 17th November 2025
- Community Collaboration and Outreach Officer for Connecting People and Landscapes project - Deadline 9am Wednesday 12th November
- Bats in Churches Advisor (Maternity cover) - Deadline 9am, Monday 17th November 2025
- Community Collaboration and Outreach Officer for Connecting People and Landscapes project - Deadline 9am Wednesday 12th November
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🦇 Writing to your MP takes less than 2 minutes and it could be the last chance to protect species from the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Ask your MP to vote to keep Amendment 130: act.bats.org.uk/urge-your-mp... .
Read more here: www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/11...
Read more here: www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/11...
URGE YOUR MP to keep Amendment 130 in the Bill
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is set to return to the House of Commons next week (week commencing 10 Nov). There is an opportunity to limit the damage the Bill will have but we need everyone…
act.bats.org.uk
November 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🦇 Writing to your MP takes less than 2 minutes and it could be the last chance to protect species from the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Ask your MP to vote to keep Amendment 130: act.bats.org.uk/urge-your-mp... .
Read more here: www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/11...
Read more here: www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/11...
Legendary #Springboks 🇿🇦 v France 🇫🇷 tonight. What an amazing achievement with Siya Kolisi - 100th cap 🙌 🏉 #StrongerTogether - ForeverGreen Forever Gold
a close up of a gazelle 's face and ears
ALT: a close up of a gazelle 's face and ears
media.tenor.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Legendary #Springboks 🇿🇦 v France 🇫🇷 tonight. What an amazing achievement with Siya Kolisi - 100th cap 🙌 🏉 #StrongerTogether - ForeverGreen Forever Gold