Day 24 🎄: Studying the diet of the seed disperser 🦇Cynopterus brachyotis in 🇸🇬 offers insights into how ecological roles of 🦇 in tropical landscapes could be affected by urbanization. Today, Carme Tuneu-Corral talks about this topic. youtu.be/HfXsJhDgJX4

I'm very happy to share part of my PhD project on Merlin Tuttle's blog, and give a voice to #bats and their incredible ecosystem services in #rice fields of Spain 🦇🌾 merlintuttle.org/bats-aid-rice-… (I'm working hard to get our findings published soon!)

Equipàs del Museu de Ciències Naturals de Granollers i Programa de Seguiment de Ratpenats! Endavant totes! Una feina increïble en un ambient immillorable 💚 #DiaInternacionalDeLaMujer #DiadelaDona #DiaInternacionaldelesDones #DiaInternacionaldelaDona Territori Diputació de Barcelona #InternationalWomensDay #bats #murcielagos SECEMU

Are the goals of #EnvironmentalEducation the same around the world? ‼️ Check our recently published article to learn from practitioners in #Finland and #Madagascar! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Now open access! 😊 University of Helsinki HELSUS BioEnvHelsinki GCC Group 📷

I've just sponsored Cecilia Montauban 🦇🐾 , who's fundraising for WWF-UK on JustGiving. Yesterday she finished her first half marathon for #conservation, and has raised over 550£. You can still contribute to her cause, to conservation. Donate now😃 justgiving.com/fundraising/ww…

Madagascar, there we go! Ready for the second half of the project to continue studying bat ecosystem services in this amazing and unique country 🦇🌾 Adrià López-Baucells - Connecting Bats & People zoobarcelona

First bats captured in northern Madagascar are molossid species 🦇 They just need to jump out of the roost to hunt insects around croplands! Will we find agricultural pests in their faeces? David López-Bosch

Amazing night in Ankarana Reserve! So happy to meet again with Otomops madagascariensis, one of my favourite Malagasy bats 🦇 We captured 22 individuals of this endemic species, which roosts in caves and probably forages in both forests and nearby agricultural areas 🌾🪰

Come do a #PhD with me and emzstone at the University of Bath on impacts of habitat specialisation on #bats sensitivity to global change. This PhD includes fieldwork in Malawi, #genomics and ecological research. Apply by 9th Jan. 2024 NERC GW4+ Doctoral Training Partnership 🦇🧬🌳 findaphd.com/phds/project/n…

Recent writing retreat with students and other bat researchers in the Montseny Natural Park(Catalonia): one of the most grateful experiences in academia, especially with a group of such extraordinary young scientists and amazing people. Looking forward to welcome the new members!

📢Fantastic #PhD opportunity doing field work in #Africa & living in #Portugal 🌍 More information ⬇️⬇️ Global South Bats Global Union of Bat Diversity Networks (GBatNet) Bats without Borders Bat Con Africa

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗔𝗣𝗘𝗥📢 As part of my PhD, we quantify, for the 1st time in Europe, the #EcosystemServices of #bats as insect pest suppressors in #rice paddies🌾🦇. Bats halved plant damage, saving ∼70 kg rice/ha, which translates into 💸56€/ha Read more👇 doi.org/10.1016/j.ecos…

We already have the Scientific Committee assemblage for the upcoming #EBRS2024 that's going to take place in #Tarragona next september! Do you want to meet all 16 of them? You can check our thread or go to our website! 🤓🧵🦇ebrs2024.com

Do you want to see where the #EBRS2024 will be held? The Tarragona Exhibition and Congress Center is a vintage modern auditorium built UNDERGROUND at the very center of #Tarragonacity! What a better place for a bat conference? 🦇🤩

Planning to conduct #ExclusionExperiments in agricultural areas to study #EcosystemServices?🐦🌾🦇 The Supp. Mat. of our recently published article provides easy-to-follow instructions for the construction🛠️🪚 and installation🪜of exclosures Check it 👇 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Bats are in trouble. That’s not good for anyone who likes mezcal, rice or avocado theguardian.com/environment/20…

Exploring data from our respective African bat diet studies with Laura Torrent 🦇 at BIOPOLIS-CIBIO. Thank you Vanessa Mata for guiding us so well! I look forward to telling you more about the role of protected areas in the pest suppression services provided by bats in Madagascar 🦇🌾🦗

⚠️Have you seen the 4⃣workshops pre and post-#EBRS? So hard to choose between these: - 11th European Bat Detector Workshop🎙️ - One-week Bat Field Ecology course🏕️ - Pit-tagging and cave-dwelling bats in the Bask Country🦇 - Automatic Radio-Tracking systems📡 Check it👇

⚠️Wings of Opportunity: help us make a difference Support a student from a non-high income country to attend our Bat Field Ecology workshop after the #EBRS 🦇 Every contribution counts towards empowering future conservation leaders! Help us, donate now: gofund.me/7b790c61

⚠️Exciting Opportunity: Last spots available for the Bat Field Ecology Workshop‼️ Join us in the stunning La Garrotxa (7-13 September). This is your chance to dive deep into the fascinating world of bat research 🦇 ⌛️Act quickly, the participant list closes on Monday, 5 August!