Bat Conservation International

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Conserving the world's bats and their ecosystems to ensure a healthy planet. www.batcon.org

06/12/2026

Happy bat-watching season! Have you seen any batties this year?πŸ¦‡

06/11/2026

Trying to think of your favorite species of bat like:

Photos from Bat Conservation International's post 06/10/2026

Land puppies helping sky puppies! πŸ• 🀎 πŸ¦‡

Meet the incredible detection dogs and scientists making Aussie wind farms safer for bats.

This week's dog-blog details how trained scent dogs are able to sniff out bat carcasses, and how that data is used to interpret wind farm impacts on bats and birds. Link in comments.πŸ‘‡

Note: the pups are wearing GPS collars. πŸ“

06/09/2026

It’s a bit of a niche medium but someone’s got to do it. 🎨

06/08/2026

🌊 5 facts about the fish-eating myotis (π˜”π˜Ίπ˜°π˜΅π˜ͺ𝘴 𝘷π˜ͺ𝘷𝘦𝘴π˜ͺ) for ...

🐟 They are the only bats that hunt exclusively over the ocean.
πŸ‘£ They have huge feet, reaching almost 15% of their total body length.
πŸ«‚ They are social and hunt together.
🦐 They feed primarily on lanternfish and shrimp-like crustaceans; supplementing their diet with insects.
πŸ“ They're found only on islands and rocky coastlines of the Gulf of California.

πŸ“Έ Glenn Thompson

06/05/2026

Happy National Donut Day! Our array of spicy powdered donuts wanted to tell you: "eeeEEeEEEeee!"

06/04/2026

Out: beach body πŸ™…β€β™€οΈ
In: bat body πŸ¦‡

Photos from Bat Conservation International's post 06/03/2026

The caves bats crave. Happy ! Cave Week

06/03/2026

These bats have RANGE 🀩

Check out our latest blog post, interviewing the incredibly talented and renowned bat biologist and photographer JosΓ© Gabriel MartΓ­nez-Fonseca. πŸ‘ Link in comments.

05/30/2026

We are so excited be featured in the upcoming book "The Hidden Nations of Animals," exploring animal societies around the world. Author Ryan Huling dedicates an entire chapter to the bats of the Texas Hill Country, where he met with Bracken Cave Preserve Director Fran Hutchins and experienced a "batnado" up close.
Order yours wherever you get books today to receive on release day- Tuesday, June 2nd! πŸ“–

Art credit: Oliver Uberti

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