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African Bat Conservation retweeted
Want to work on GPS tracking of wild bats? Checkout the Azrieli postdoc scholarships. Deadline is around the corner. azrielifoundation.org/fellow…
ALT Photo: Y. Barkai
African Bat Conservation retweeted
** EXTENDED UNTIL MARCH 29 **
We're extending our #FWIS2024 Sub-Saharan Africa Young Talents Awards applications deadline to give more women scientists the chance to submit their candidacy!
🏆 Doctorate Grant: € 10,000
🏆 Post-Doctorate Grant: € 15,000
🗓️ Deadline: March 29
African Bat Conservation retweeted
I would like to introduce you to one of the most incredible bats I've ever known: Otomops madagascariensis. This molossid species is an obligated cave-dwelling bat, endemic from Madagascar. Even holding it in my hands, it's hard to believe that it's real 🦇
African Bat Conservation retweeted
Rediscovered in Rwanda's 🇷🇼#Nyungwe National Park the Hill’s horseshoe 🦇, 𝘙𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪, a #critically #endangered #species, not seen in 40 years @GBIF #BatWeek
More info🦇🔎
1⃣bdj.pensoft.net/article/8354…
2⃣newtimes.co.rw/article/19419…
ALT Spectrogram of echolocation calls emitted by the Hill's Horseshoe Bat, Rhinolophus hilli. From: Flanders J (@jonrflanders), Frick WF (@FrickWinifred), Nziza J, Nsengimana O, Kaleme P, Dusabe MC, Ndikubwimana I, Twizeyimana I, Kibiwot S, Ntihemuka P, Cheng TL, Muvunyi R, Webala P (@Paul_Webala). 2022. Rediscovery of the critically endangered Hill`s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hilli) and other new records of bat species in Rwanda. Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e83546. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e83546
ALT The Hill's Horseshoe Bat, Rhinolophus hilli, the first observation of this species since 1981. From: Flanders J (@jonrflanders), Frick WF (@FrickWinifred), Nziza J, Nsengimana O, Kaleme P, Dusabe MC, Ndikubwimana I, Twizeyimana I, Kibiwot S, Ntihemuka P, Cheng TL, Muvunyi R, Webala P (@Paul_Webala). 2022. Rediscovery of the critically endangered Hill`s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hilli) and other new records of bat species in Rwanda. Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e83546. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e83546
Redescubierta en el Parque Nacional #Nyungwe de Ruanda y publicada en @GBIF una especie de #murciélago "perdida" desde hace 40 años: 𝘙𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪 🦇🎃
➡️newtimes.co.rw/article/19419…
African Bat Conservation retweeted
Just over 2 weeks to go for #InternationalBatNight & the beginning of @_BCT_ #30YearsBats celebrations - #BatFest !! Join us for the launch of #BatFest on the 28th August with a virtual bat walk bats.org.uk/our-work/confere… (thread)
African Bat Conservation retweeted
Want to get involved in our bats and climate-change network🦇🦇🦇?
🚨We've got 6 short-term virtual mobility grants available to work on things ranging from literature reviews to collecting data from bat rehabilitators! 🚨 Find out more here climbats.eu/news/
African Bat Conservation retweeted
We urgently need your help to support
@TheKasankaTrust to stop a proposed large-scale 7000ha farm, on the boundary of the park. Details in the link on how to raise your concerns.
@wwfzambia @GlobalBatNet @TheEWT @smaconbats @BatLifeEurope @AWF_Official
tinyurl.com/cchyzys4
African Bat Conservation retweeted
The Environmental Impact Assessment is >200 pages but does not mention bats! Please help protect this globally important site by writing to [email protected] quoting 'ZEMA/INS/101/4/1'. More info here: kasanka.com/news/proposed-wo… @MerlinsBats @_BCT_ @BatConIntl #wildlife #conservation
African Bat Conservation retweeted
The company, AgroLake, propose clearing 7,000ha beside the National Park in the protected 'Wildlife Management Area' where the bats go to feed, and taking up to 90% of the water from the river feeding Kasanka marsh. Illegal forest clearance has already begun (2/2) (c. Disney)
African Bat Conservation retweeted
The largest mammal migration on the planet is threatened by plans for a massive commercial farm 😥. Please help!
Every year, 10 million straw-coloured fruit #bats fly thousands of miles across Africa to a small area of woodland and wetlands in Zambia: Kasanka National Park (1/2)
African Bat Conservation retweeted
#WBTC2 Announcement | 26-28 May 2021
Anyone in the Twittersphere can follow along with all the amazing presentations on offer at this years conference by following the conference # as well as the individual session # that you're interested in.
Schedule: worldbats.wordpress.com/wbtc…
African Bat Conservation retweeted
Some reasons to vote for the Seychelles Sheath-Tailed bat (Coleura seychellensis) in the Bat World Cup:
#BWC2021
1/8 They're a tiny, gorgeous island endemic.
*QUARTERFINALS, ROUND 4*
Will the sheath-tailed bat’s hyper-maneuverability help it get ahead of the Hoary bat’s sugar-powdered roar?
YOU DECIDE
See tweets below for their photos and information and then VOTE HERE📝 #BWC2021
59%Hoary bat
41%Seychelle’s sheath-tailed
618 votes • Final results African Bat Conservation retweeted
Today is #BiodiversityDay ! #Bats are the second most diverse group of mammals in the world with over 1400 species! You can find out more about bats here: bats.org.uk/about-bats
African Bat Conservation retweeted
Trust the bat experts on this -
Bats are so often the scapegoat, without evidence. This threatens bat's lives & their conservation.
More resources here:
merlintuttle.org/resources/e…
@MerlinsBats
@_BCT_ @African_Bat @BatConIntl
African Bat Conservation retweeted
Have you recently heard about #bats from mainland Equatorial Guinea🇬🇶?Probably not as the latest paper is from 1970s!
Check my poster at @15thBat to find out which sp we've found so far... and many more to come! 🦇
#EBRS2021 #CentralAfrica #phdlife
African Bat Conservation retweeted
Get your abstracts in for the 2nd World Bat Twitter Conference #WBTC2! 🦇
An amazing inclusive and free platform to spread the bat love across the world!
Check out the #conference sessions and submit your presentation at worldbats.wordpress.com
African Bat Conservation retweeted
#EarthDay is on the 22nd April and #bats account for more than a quarter of mammal species in the UK and around 20% of all mammal species worldwide! How will you be celebrating? There are many ways that you can help bats. Find some ideas here: bats.org.uk/support-bats
African Bat Conservation retweeted
Extremely proud that our photo-project in #Madagascar has been finally published by the BBC @WildlifeMag! I'd like to thank @montphoto for its support & my friend @JoandelaMalla who led the expedition and taught me so much about #storytelling/#photography
@_BCT_ @BatConIntl #bats
African Bat Conservation retweeted
Need a new focus for #bat #research?
@ConservEvidence have just published their Bat Conservation Synopsis, including 200 ACTIONS for #bat #conservation. Including contribution to the expert panel from our lab Co-PI @emzstone.
Check it out here: conservationevidence.com/dat…