Director, Endangered Species Interventions at Bat Conservation International. Tweets are my own.
New Orleans, LA
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Happy #InternationalBatNight. Here’s a shout out to everyone involved working to save this amazing group of animals.
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Hey #ICCB2023 - want some bat swag? Come and check out the poster @iribagiza_d is presenting this evening and get our Hill’s horseshoe #bat sticker
@Society4ConBio @BatConIntl @RwandaWildlife @NyungwePark @AfricanParks
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Celebrating #BatWeek2022 by highlighting important #bat conservation projects. Here we’re working with @nepajamaica to protect the last known #Jamaica flower bat roost
@BatConIntl @bujsha @mgambarios @FrickWinifred @LabDavalos @Mormoops
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Back in #Jamaica working on cave conservation projects. @mgambarios setting up photography equipment to assess #bat diversity.
@BatConIntl @nepajamaica
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Agreed - recorded this just the other night. Feral cat catching a critically endangered Jamaican flower bat. We’re working to install predator proof fences to stop this.
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Incredibly sad to be saying goodbye to these amazing people!
Thanks to @KibiwotSospeter @Paul_Webala @iribagiza_d @NzizaJuliusk @FrickWinifred and @NyungwePark rangers for making it possible.
@BatConIntl @RwandaWildlife @AfricanParks
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Four harp traps, three mist nets, five nights of 12 hours of capture time…. Good things come to those who work hard and wait 🦇🦇🦇
@NyungwePark @BatConIntl @AfricanParks @RwandaWildlife @FrickWinifred @Paul_Webala @KibiwotSospeter @NzizaJuliusk
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Not the #bat species we’re looking for, but always happy to see the Angolan fruit bat! Happy #InternationalBatNight
@NyungwePark @Paul_Webala @NzizaJuliusk @KibiwotSospeter @iribagiza_d @FrickWinifred @BatConIntl
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While we’ve yet to catch #HillsHorseshoe #bat, we’ve detected them on our @WildlifeAcoust SM4’s. So they’re here!
@FrickWinifred @Paul_Webala @NzizaJuliusk @BatConIntl @KibiwotSospeter @NyungwePark
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Still no #HillsHorseshoeBat but still catching #bats and training @iribagiza_d handing and identification.
@FrickWinifred @Paul_Webala @NyungwePark @BatConIntl @KibiwotSospeter
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Agave planting in #Tucson As part of @BatConIntl Agave Restoration Initiative we’re protecting and restoring agave habitat across NE Mexico and the SW US to save pollinating #bats
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Last night (March 10 - here’s the link, we feature about 3m50, youtube.com/watch?v=q8zlh8XK…)
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I promise to stop posting about this soon but @StephenAtHome featured out rediscovery of Hill's horseshoe #bat on the @colbertlateshow!!! Just so you know, that's the bats nose, not chin!
@FrickWinifred @BatConIntl
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Hey #bat friends! Please spread the word - we’re hiring! Florida bonneted bat technician will get to work on important projects that will help save one of the rarest bats in the United States! @BatConIntl
workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/…
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Just received some awesome #bat swag from the #FruitBatFundraiser. Thank you @RimbaResearch for all the work you do!
Jealous? Get some for yourself: fruitbatfundraiser.com
#BatAppreciation #FlyingFox #BatAppreciation #FruitBats
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Wow! @StephenAtHome talking about our new “weirdly coloured” orange bat discovery on
@colbertlateshow! @BatConIntl @AMNH @Nancy_Bat @FrickWinifred @ericBakwo youtu.be/A2r5Moy3hZ0 via @YouTube
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I’m with @LabDavalos on this (sorry @russelam) but how can you say no to those eyes!
#BatWC2020
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No need for trash talk, I’ll let Vampryum sum up my feelings on this. If it wasn’t for #TeamSkyHobbit I would be doing appallingly in the #BatWC2020
Thanks @GiveBatsABreak for organising this!
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So confused how Vampyrum isn’t winning this - just look at it. It’s amazing!!! Vote #bat tweeps, vote!!!
#BatWC2020
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Here at Bat Conservation International, we are committed to providing and acting on accurate information to protect people and bats. Read and share our FAQ to help stop misinformation and misguided fear of bats: ow.ly/JQ6j50znTQI #bats #COVID19
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This #BatAppreciationDay I’ll be having a drink to celebrate how important bats are - but also recognising all the people out there who work tirelessly to protect them 🦇
@BatConIntl
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When you can't see the forest for the trees - use a drone!
#bats #conservation #Jamaica @nepajamaica @BatConIntl @mgambarios
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On my way to #NASBR2019. Can’t wait to see everyone and present on the work @BatConIntl is doing in Jamaica with @nepajamaica 🦇
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Even #bats have the odd accident while commuting - this is a cave roost used by the intermediate roundleaf bat (Hipposideros larvatus) - Khao Chong Pran Temple, Thailand
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Great talk by @FrickWinifred on the work @BatConIntl is doing in #Jamaica to protect two critically endangered species of #bats
@LabDavalos @Mormoops @nepajamaica
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Feel extremely honoured to hang out with some amazing #WomenInStem at #IBRC2019 @alyb_batgirl @Batty_AMA
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Excited to be talking at #IBRC2019 about the work @BatConIntl is doing in #Rwanda to rediscover a species of bat that has not been seen in almost 40 years! To learn more come today (Mon) to Tongkah 2 at 16:05 🦇
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One more flight and I’ll be in Phuket for #IBRC2019 Going to pass the time at Bangkok airport drinking some adorable Thai tea
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Can’t wait to catch up with everyone at #IBRC2019 Definitely going to make the travel time with it! @IBRC2019 @BatConIntl
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Just wrapping up a successful @BatConIntl trip to Jamaica working with @nepajamaica to protect two critically endangered cave #bats. Here’s Phyllonycteris aphylla having a quick drink before being released - enjoy!
@FrickWinifred @Mormoops @LabDavalos
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Bringing together partners in NE Mexico to talk about #agave restoration projects to help save the endangered Mexican long-nosed #bat. Special thanks to @EmmaPGomezR & Especies, Sociedad y Habitat for bringing this all together!
@BatConIntl
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Many thanks to Edwin and everyone at @DSWT for showing us around and letting us experience elephant play time up close and personal!
#elephants #wildlife #conservation
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Amazing to see all the great work @hope2shine is doing in #Kibera. It was fun to spend time with the students of Kibera School for Girls and help teach how to extract DNA from bananas!
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This is a critically endangered black rhino (Diceros bicornis). Thanks to the work of the @NRT_Kenya, Sera community, @kwskenya, and many other partners, black rhino’s have been reintroduced to Samburu ranges after 25 years.
#rhino #blackrhino #Kenya
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Meet Munyinga, the silverback #gorilla of the Hirwa group, displaying his dominance. Hirwa means the “lucky one” in native Kinyarwanda. Absolutely incredible animals!
@RDBrwanda @VolcanoesPark #VisitRwanda
#Rwanda #RwandaBiodiversity
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First field test for our #audiomoth and 3D printed case! Hoping to see some Rhinolophus bat calls in the morning! @BatConIntl @OpenAcoustics @NyungwePark
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First day of fieldwork in Nyungwe National Park. Breathtaking views of the native forest. Fingers crossed we’re able to catch some #bats @BatConIntl @NyungwePark
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And so it begins...checking in a few bags for our flight to Rwanda. I hope the #bats appreciate the effort we’re going to! @FrickWinifred @BatConIntl
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Pretty excited to be travelling to #Rwanda next week. Just as excited to be working with my awesome neighbor to design a 3D printed case for the #audiomoth acoustic detectors @BatConIntl @FrickWinifred
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Pretty typical reaction when watching #bats emerge from Bracken Cave using @BatConIntl VR headset #CASNightLife
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At #CASNightLife spreading the word about the importance of bats 🦇 @BatConIntl @FrickWinifred @hannahkfrank
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Who wants to go on a #bat walk? Festival de murciélagos, Parque Ecológico Chipinque @BatConIntl
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Here’s @EmmaPGomezR teaching everyone about the diversity of #bats Festival de #murciélagos, Parque Ecológico #Chipinque @BatConIntl
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#batweek may be over but outreach work continues - this is from the Festival de murciélagos (#bat festival) at Parque Ecológico #Chipinque, #Monterrey, #México @BatConIntl
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DYK that koumori (コウモリ) means #bat in Japanese. Don’t believe me, ask the Ussuri tube-nosed bat (Murina ussuriensis) - this individual was caught on #Yakushima Island #BatWeek @BatConIntl
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Easy! Has to be the greater horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum. Ranges all the way from the U.K. to Japan #BatWeek
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Vampyrum spectrum is the largest #bat in the America’s. How large? Well, here’s Roxy as a comparison 🦇 #BatWeek @BatConIntl
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Ever wondered how many described species of #bats there are in the world? Here’s Dr Nancy Simmons with the answer #BatWeek #NASBR2018 @BatConIntl
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It’s #BatWeek, it’s #NASBR2018 - and @BatConIntl is accepting applications for their Student Research Scholarships for Global Bat Conservation Priorities 🦇 batcon.org/our-work/initiati… … Deadline November 19th!!!
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Extremely honoured to have been given a traditional welcoming ceremony when visiting Togarao village in the Mount Balbi Key Biodiversity Area.
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During this #kadayawan we were celebrating the importance of pollinating #bats, including trying the “king of fruits” #durian. @BatConIntl
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This article was written after Ms. Norma Monfort and BCI held a press conference in Davao to highlight the importance of pollinating #bats in the Philippines and explain what’s being done to protect them
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Field trip to Suyac Island eco park as part of #SEABCO2018 Fantastic to see all the conservation work being carried out here, including sustained monitoring of fruit #bat numbers
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Great start to the morning session of #SEABCO2018 including @BatConIntl student scholar Sheherazade speaking about the economic importance of fruit bats in Sulawesi
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Next up at #SEABCO2018, Krizler Tanalgo, reviewing research directions of #bat conservation in the Philippines @BatConIntl
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Excited to be attending the 4th International Southeast Asia Bat Conference, Bacolod, Philippines. Looking forward to hearing about all the #bat conservation and research @BatConIntl
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Just got back from helping out on a long term #bat monitoring project at Big Bend National Park, run by Angelo State University. Long term datasets like this are vital for assessing population trends. @BatConIntl
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Congress Avenue Bridge is the worlds largest bay colony. Watching around 1.5million (yes,million!) Mexican free-tailed #bats emerge at sunset is truly amazing @BatConIntl
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A first for me - giving a #bat talk while in a kayak! Where best to do it than Congress Avenue Bridge, #Austin. Thanks @hereforever for the invite and everyone for coming along @BatConIntl
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A couple of pallid #bats sleeping, blissfully unaware of the bat researchers staring up at them! Amazing species of bat - across parts of their range they'll eat scorpions. SCORPIONS!!!! @FrickWinifred @BatConIntl
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Working late into the night processing #bats we caught. @EmmaPGomezR lab maximising data collection! @BatConIntl @NA_bats
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Another shot from the field. This time setting up @WildlifeAcoust SM4 detector to monitor pollinating #bat activity at a flowering #agave @BatConIntl @EmmaPGomezR
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Just getting back from the field working with @EmmaPGomezR & @BatsForLife Amazing work to protect pollinating #bats and #agave @BatConIntl
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