Happy international 🦇 appreciation day!

To celebrate it, University of Oxford is highlighting our study showing how insular #bats can be valuable allies for farmers, by feeding on important agricultural pests. 

ox.ac.uk/news/2024-04-1…

Bat Conservation International Bat Conservation Trust National Geographic Society ICCS

#BatAppreciationDay continues 🦇

#LoveBats #ThankBats

BAT APPRECIATION DAY

Join us & #ThankBats today

What do bats do for us? Our Bats & Bugs project explains 👇
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#LoveBats

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? 🦇🤩

🎉CELEBRATE WITH US🎉

This year we celebrate 20 years of Bat Conservation Ireland 🥳

To mark this milestone, we have organised a calendar of events including a very special event in October 😉

More details to follow...

#LoveBats #BatConservationIreland #IrishBats #anniversary

🦇TRAGUS SHEDDING SEASON🦇

It's that time of year again when bats shed their tragus. The tragus is a piece of skin in front of the ear canal, it helps direct sounds into the ear. The tragus tends to be prominent in bats, so it is an important feature in identifying bat species

Thank bats for your chocolate treats today 🍫 Learn more 👇

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We are delighted to sponsor not one but TWO Special Awards for TidyTowns Ireland this year 👇 We want #bats to take centre stage! 🦇

//www.tidytowns.ie/competition/2024-special-award-entry-forms/

🦇JOIN OUR ROOST 🦇

Last chance to join our new Bat Panel - registration closes this Friday 29th March @ 5pm

For more information email [email protected]

#LoveBats #BatConservationIreland #IrishBats #bats #wildlife #events

🎉GOOD NEWS🎉

We have had lots of interest in our Small Grants Scheme so we are extending the deadline to:

🦇Wednesday 3rd April 2024 at 5pm🦇

For more information 👇

batconservationireland.org/latest-news/ba…

#BatConservationIreland #IrishBats #bats #funding #conservation #environment

🦇THANK BATS FOR THAT!🦇

Did you catch Niamh on RTÉ Radio 1 explaining how bats perform a wide range of ecosystem services worldwide?

In case you missed it 👇

rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

#BatConservationIreland #LoveBats #bats #wildlife #ecosystemservices #IrishBats

🚨 Dataset Update 🚨 The National Bat Database of Ireland has been updated. There are now 91,418 records across 11 species. The dataset contains records of bat observations received and maintained by Bat Conservation Ire & records submitted directly to NBDC.
maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/128

If you are interested in becoming a Citizen Scientist, why not sign up as a volunteer on our All Ireland Daubenton's Bat Waterways Survey? Full Training Provided!

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Registration for the 10th Irish Bat Conference is closing at the end of today! If you haven't registered, please do so today - batconservationireland.org/event/bat-cons…

Final registrations for the 10th Irish Bat Conference are now being taken. Don't miss out on your chance to hear about the latest research and projects happening to protect our beautiful bat species! Register here: batconservationireland.org/event/bat-cons…

BCIreland have a number of voluntary opportunities to join our governing Council. Check them out on Board Match - boardmatch.ie - A great way to make a difference in bat conservation, if you have the required skills!

After 6 long years, the 10th Irish Bat Conference is now open for booking - batconservationireland.org/event/bat-cons…
It bring together leading experts in bat research, education, conservation & activism. Great chance to learn about new developments, technology & research, and develop new skills!

Are you ready for some Halloween #BatFact s ?

#BatFact 2:

There are nine species of bats established in Ireland.

Several of them, like the common and soprano pipistrelles, are widespread; others, like the lesser horseshoe bat, are relatively rare and restricted in distribution.

Are you ready for some Halloween #BatFact s ?

#BatFact 1:

Bats catch insects to eat in darkness by using sound. 🦇

They make high pitched squeaks and listen for echoes. This is called echolocation.