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Amanda M. Adams

@Batty_AMA

Conservation research for Bat Conservation International | Biology at Texas A&M U | roller derby, mntn biking | crafty, craft beer enthusiast

 College Station, TX
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Joined May 2016
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Here is her open access chapter on Transforming Practice. Wonderful that @BatConIntl and some other organisations have flipped to being evidence based. We seem close to a tipping point where is just become unacceptable not to reflect on the evidence. openbookpublishers.com/books…
12. Transforming Practice: Checklists for Delivering Change

12. Transforming Practice: Checklists for Delivering Change

Delivering a revolution in evidence use requires a cultural change across society. For a wide range of groups (practitioners, knowledge brokers, organisations, organisational leaders, policy makers,...

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Bill Sutherland (@Bill_Sutherland) profile pictureBill Sutherland@Bill_Sutherland27 Jul 2023
Winifred Frick was part of the team writing a chapter on how organisations can deliver effective conservation including creating a checklist. She thus realised the need for someone to embedding evidence in practice so hired Teague O’Mara #ICCB2023
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🦇What do you love most about bats? #BatAppreciationDay
Art depiction of desert bat and jungle bat.

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Texting about bats can lead to thinking about bats' role in ecosystems, developing an affinity for bats, even acting in ways that save bats! Look for the signals and learn more at batcon.org. #DareToSaveBats #BatWeek
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It’s official! The first ever Hill’s horseshoe bat roost has been found! After tracking a single bat to a tree hollow, the team was amazed to count 9 bats emerging at sunset. Locating this likely maternity colony helps inform next steps to protect this Critically Endangered bat.
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🦇Student Scholar applications are open starting October 1st! If you're a graduate student looking for funding support for a bat-research project, submit your proposal by October 31st. Learn more and apply at batcon.org/student-scholars. 📷 Anecia Gentles
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Today, along with our partners, we notified the NPS and USFWS of our intention to sue for failing to protect the federally endangered Florida bonneted bat from the destructive impacts of the Miami Wilds water park and retail development in Florida. batcon.org/press/agencies-wa…
Photo of a light brown bat with large rounded ears and a pointed nose being held in a white glove. Text overlay reads a quote: "This bat-killing project risks the permanent, irreversible extinction of one of the most endangered mammals in the United States. The habitat in and around Zoo Miami supports the second-largest known population of the highly endangered Florida bonneted bat. Destruction of this vital habitat would be devastating." -Mike Daulton, Executive Director, Bat Conservation International

ALT Photo of a light brown bat with large rounded ears and a pointed nose being held in a white glove. Text overlay reads a quote: "This bat-killing project risks the permanent, irreversible extinction of one of the most endangered mammals in the United States. The habitat in and around Zoo Miami supports the second-largest known population of the highly endangered Florida bonneted bat. Destruction of this vital habitat would be devastating." -Mike Daulton, Executive Director, Bat Conservation International

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New paper! We report the discovery of 10 bat species new to Nigeria in Acta Chiropt. How? Use suitable traps & target unstudied sites! New scientific term introduced! Big thanks to my coauthors, donors, assistants, museums, & park managers. Link in description. #protectoldforests
Request copy here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358595342_Hidden_Afrotropical_Bat_Diversity_in_Nigeria_Ten_New_Country_Records_from_a_Biodiversity_Hotspot

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We're so excited to welcome Dr. Teague O’Mara as our new Director of Conservation Evidence! 🦇 @teague_o will lead efforts across BCI to conceptualize, execute, and interpret conservation actions, and provide evidence-based results for conservation of global bat populations.
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ʎɐpuoW ʎddɐH 🦇brown long-eared bat 📷Flip De Nooyer/Foto Natura/Minden Pictures
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🦇BATTY FRIENDS🦇 Check out this event tomorrow with @Batty_AMA. 🔊 facebook.com/events/53701126…
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Want to join BCI's Science team to lead cutting-edge research to find solutions to the threat of White-nose Syndrome? We're hiring a Director of WNS Research. Apply Now to join our dynamic team & lead applied research that supports bats.🦇 workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/… @GlobalBatNet
Photo of Dr. Winifred Frick swabbing a bat for WNS, by Rachel Harper.

ALT Photo of Dr. Winifred Frick swabbing a bat for WNS, by Rachel Harper.

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Since spring is here, here's a thread of comics that can help you help wildlife. First, how to stop birds from hitting your windows, made with @FLAPCanada
A comic. A cheerful Canada Warbler says "Hey, humans! Here's How To Stop Birds From Hitting Your Windows". In panel 2, the warbler says "A window collision is more than just a sad one-off event. Collisions kill billions of birds worldwide every year. It's not great." We see a silhouetted dead bird. Next panel: "Why do birds hit windows? The thing is... We don't really get windows. We only see a safe place past the glass." Gesturing at windows: "We see reflected outdoor plants, a reflected rival bird, or outdoor plants through transparent corner windows." In the next panel, the bird says "What can you do? There are cheap, easy, attractive fixes! 1) Create a visual barrier for birds to see, using window tape, string/ribbon, decals, window film. Note: put these on the outside, spaced 2in (5cm apart or less.) 2) Make window strikes less deadly. Keep bird feeders and baths close to windows (1.5 ft/0.5m away or closer.) Put screens on the outside of windows. To learn more, visit flap.org."

ALT A comic. A cheerful Canada Warbler says "Hey, humans! Here's How To Stop Birds From Hitting Your Windows". In panel 2, the warbler says "A window collision is more than just a sad one-off event. Collisions kill billions of birds worldwide every year. It's not great." We see a silhouetted dead bird. Next panel: "Why do birds hit windows? The thing is... We don't really get windows. We only see a safe place past the glass." Gesturing at windows: "We see reflected outdoor plants, a reflected rival bird, or outdoor plants through transparent corner windows." In the next panel, the bird says "What can you do? There are cheap, easy, attractive fixes! 1) Create a visual barrier for birds to see, using window tape, string/ribbon, decals, window film. Note: put these on the outside, spaced 2in (5cm apart or less.) 2) Make window strikes less deadly. Keep bird feeders and baths close to windows (1.5 ft/0.5m away or closer.) Put screens on the outside of windows. To learn more, visit flap.org."

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Thanks, Bats. From pollination to pest control, seed dispersal, and ecotourism, billions of bats are out there every night supporting human and wildlife health. #ThanksBats #BatAppreciationDay #InternationalBatAppreciationDay
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We’re celebrating our 40th anniversary!🎉🥳🦇Everything we’ve done over the past four decades would not have been possible without our supporters and friends. Check out these milestones from our first decade.
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IBRC 2022@ibrc202228 Mar 2022
We are thrilled to announce that all IBRC/NASBR 2022 attendees will have the opportunity to attend the emergence at Bracken Cave Preserve at for FREE! The trip is being generously sponsored by Bat Conservation International and Wildlife Acoustics. (1/2)
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White Nose Bats@USFWS_WNS22 Mar 2022
White-nose syndrome, a fungal disease deadly to bats, is taking its toll on northern long-eared bats, which are in decline. Based on the best available science we propose changing their status from threatened to endangered under the Endangered Species Act: ow.ly/iggs50Ipqp3
Proposal to reclassify northern long-eared bat as endangered | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Proposal to reclassify northern long-eared bat as endangered | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a proposal to reclassify the northern long-eared bat as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The bat, currently listed as threatened, faces...

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We’re excited to announce our 2022 Student Scholars, 13 emerging graduate student researchers with projects based in 12 countries, from documenting bats in Equatorial Guinea and the Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalayas of India to examining bat genetics in the Galapagos. 👏 #conservation
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📢NEW BLOG POST📢 The "Age of Reptiles" may have ended some 65 million years ago, but with the release of a brand new Conservation Evidence synopsis, maybe the Age of Reptile Conservation is just getting started! Find our more here tinyurl.com/yc35fptc 📷by John White
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Your donations help bats take flight. Donate today for #GivingTuesday at bit.ly/3HZJcUd.
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PHD Comics@PHDcomics15 Nov 2021
It's in the syllabus
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