August 16, 2025 at 3:30 AM
New study alert! Sexually selected vocalizations of Greater Mouse-Eared Bats
We recorded male Myotis myotis in mating roosts and found complex vocalizations with an individual signature and pronounced seasonal variation. Check it out!
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We recorded male Myotis myotis in mating roosts and found complex vocalizations with an individual signature and pronounced seasonal variation. Check it out!
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 6, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Positive 🦇 story
#lovebats #batresearch #conservation #batconservation #trees
phys.org/news/2025-11...
#lovebats #batresearch #conservation #batconservation #trees
phys.org/news/2025-11...
The secret life of baobabs: How bats and moths keep Africa's giant trees alive
Baobabs are sometimes called "upside-down trees," because their branches look like roots reaching skyward. Of the eight species of baobab in the world, six are confined to Madagascar, one to northern ...
phys.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Positive 🦇 story
#lovebats #batresearch #conservation #batconservation #trees
phys.org/news/2025-11...
#lovebats #batresearch #conservation #batconservation #trees
phys.org/news/2025-11...
We had another successful bat research night collecting data on Brazilian free-tailed bats.
Enjoy the slow motion video of one being released back into the night after data processing.
#bats #BatResearch #EnvironmentalConsulting
Enjoy the slow motion video of one being released back into the night after data processing.
#bats #BatResearch #EnvironmentalConsulting
May 18, 2026 at 8:43 PM
We had another successful bat research night collecting data on Brazilian free-tailed bats.
Enjoy the slow motion video of one being released back into the night after data processing.
#bats #BatResearch #EnvironmentalConsulting
Enjoy the slow motion video of one being released back into the night after data processing.
#bats #BatResearch #EnvironmentalConsulting
IBRC delegates protest visa denials of 8 researchers from Africa and Asia.
#ibrc2025 #batresearch
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#ibrc2025 #batresearch
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Eight bat researchers mostly from Asia and Africa refused entry into Australia to attend global scientific event
Organisers say move will damage nation’s scientific standing as government refuses to comment on why group of scientists were refused entry
www.theguardian.com
August 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
IBRC delegates protest visa denials of 8 researchers from Africa and Asia.
#ibrc2025 #batresearch
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#ibrc2025 #batresearch
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Amazing start to the International Bat Research Conference in Cairns! 🦇 🇦🇺 So great to reconnect with my esteemed friend and colleague Merlin Tuttle - nothing beats sharing our passion for bats with fellow researchers from around the world. #IBRC2025 #BatResearch #BatConservation
August 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Amazing start to the International Bat Research Conference in Cairns! 🦇 🇦🇺 So great to reconnect with my esteemed friend and colleague Merlin Tuttle - nothing beats sharing our passion for bats with fellow researchers from around the world. #IBRC2025 #BatResearch #BatConservation
Our Winter Bats project is underway! Detectors across Alberta are listening for winter bat activity - evidence of nearby hibernacula. Using a predictive map (created by our summer intern with our input), we’re narrowing down the search for wintering sites. Stay tuned for updates! 🦇❄️ #BatResearch
October 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Our Winter Bats project is underway! Detectors across Alberta are listening for winter bat activity - evidence of nearby hibernacula. Using a predictive map (created by our summer intern with our input), we’re narrowing down the search for wintering sites. Stay tuned for updates! 🦇❄️ #BatResearch
Researchers from Leibniz-IZW and Potsdam University are testing the ATLAS tracking system on common noctule bats in Brandenburg.
Using reverse-GPS technology and radio tags, ATLAS provides high-accuracy, real-time tracking for multiple animals.
#batresearch #science #bats #ecology #photojournalism
Using reverse-GPS technology and radio tags, ATLAS provides high-accuracy, real-time tracking for multiple animals.
#batresearch #science #bats #ecology #photojournalism
March 17, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Researchers from Leibniz-IZW and Potsdam University are testing the ATLAS tracking system on common noctule bats in Brandenburg.
Using reverse-GPS technology and radio tags, ATLAS provides high-accuracy, real-time tracking for multiple animals.
#batresearch #science #bats #ecology #photojournalism
Using reverse-GPS technology and radio tags, ATLAS provides high-accuracy, real-time tracking for multiple animals.
#batresearch #science #bats #ecology #photojournalism
🦇 Tools of a Bat Biologist: Mist Nets
These fine-mesh nets allow trained researchers to safely capture bats for identification, health assessments, disease monitoring and conservation research.
Follow the thread from setup to release! 🧵
#BatResearch #BatConservation
These fine-mesh nets allow trained researchers to safely capture bats for identification, health assessments, disease monitoring and conservation research.
Follow the thread from setup to release! 🧵
#BatResearch #BatConservation
July 17, 2026 at 8:31 PM
🦇 Tools of a Bat Biologist: Mist Nets
These fine-mesh nets allow trained researchers to safely capture bats for identification, health assessments, disease monitoring and conservation research.
Follow the thread from setup to release! 🧵
#BatResearch #BatConservation
These fine-mesh nets allow trained researchers to safely capture bats for identification, health assessments, disease monitoring and conservation research.
Follow the thread from setup to release! 🧵
#BatResearch #BatConservation
Today is #BatAppreciationDay and we are giving thanks for all that bats do for the world and its ecosystems. They play a crucial role in pollination, seed dispersal, and insect control. 🦇
#ausbats #batresearch #flyingfox
#ausbats #batresearch #flyingfox
April 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Today is #BatAppreciationDay and we are giving thanks for all that bats do for the world and its ecosystems. They play a crucial role in pollination, seed dispersal, and insect control. 🦇
#ausbats #batresearch #flyingfox
#ausbats #batresearch #flyingfox
Fascinating stuff!
🦇🖤🦇
#bats #batbiology #nature #naturalhistory #batresearch #wildlife
theconversation.com/tiny-recordi...
🦇🖤🦇
#bats #batbiology #nature #naturalhistory #batresearch #wildlife
theconversation.com/tiny-recordi...
Tiny recording backpacks reveal bats’ surprising hunting strategy
By listening in on their nightly hunts, scientists discovered that small, fringe-lipped bats are unexpectedly able to efficiently take down prey nearly their own size.
theconversation.com
February 28, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Fascinating stuff!
🦇🖤🦇
#bats #batbiology #nature #naturalhistory #batresearch #wildlife
theconversation.com/tiny-recordi...
🦇🖤🦇
#bats #batbiology #nature #naturalhistory #batresearch #wildlife
theconversation.com/tiny-recordi...
More bat research!
🦇🖤🦇
#bats #batbiology #conservation #batresearch #wildlife #nature #naturalhistory
phys.org/news/2026-02...
🦇🖤🦇
#bats #batbiology #conservation #batresearch #wildlife #nature #naturalhistory
phys.org/news/2026-02...
Female Daubenton's bats share scarce feeding grounds at the edge of their range, study finds
At newly colonized high-elevation sites in the central Italian Apennines, female Daubenton's bats take turns using the same hunting spots instead of feeding side by side. A study published by a resear...
phys.org
February 28, 2026 at 9:23 AM
More bat research!
🦇🖤🦇
#bats #batbiology #conservation #batresearch #wildlife #nature #naturalhistory
phys.org/news/2026-02...
🦇🖤🦇
#bats #batbiology #conservation #batresearch #wildlife #nature #naturalhistory
phys.org/news/2026-02...
[ NEW TEAM PAPER ]
🦇🎤 Passive acoustic monitoring of 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘀 holds huge potential, but how do bat counts correlate with actual numbers? Which factors affect detectability? New metrics & models could revolutionize our understanding. Time to standardize protocols & share data! #BatResearch #Bioacoustics
🦇🎤 Passive acoustic monitoring of 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘀 holds huge potential, but how do bat counts correlate with actual numbers? Which factors affect detectability? New metrics & models could revolutionize our understanding. Time to standardize protocols & share data! #BatResearch #Bioacoustics
Current frontiers in the passive acoustic monitoring of bats
Passive acoustic monitoring of bats is used in a growing number of studies in applied and basic research, from local to global scales. Despite the publication of good-practice recommendations, sev...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
[ NEW TEAM PAPER ]
🦇🎤 Passive acoustic monitoring of 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘀 holds huge potential, but how do bat counts correlate with actual numbers? Which factors affect detectability? New metrics & models could revolutionize our understanding. Time to standardize protocols & share data! #BatResearch #Bioacoustics
🦇🎤 Passive acoustic monitoring of 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘀 holds huge potential, but how do bat counts correlate with actual numbers? Which factors affect detectability? New metrics & models could revolutionize our understanding. Time to standardize protocols & share data! #BatResearch #Bioacoustics
A friendly reminder that IBRC2025 travel grant applications and abstract submissions close on Wednesday the 14th of May at 11.59pm AEST!
All information, head to- www.ibrc.org
#ibrc2025 #bats #batresearch
All information, head to- www.ibrc.org
#ibrc2025 #bats #batresearch
May 12, 2025 at 6:42 AM
A friendly reminder that IBRC2025 travel grant applications and abstract submissions close on Wednesday the 14th of May at 11.59pm AEST!
All information, head to- www.ibrc.org
#ibrc2025 #bats #batresearch
All information, head to- www.ibrc.org
#ibrc2025 #bats #batresearch
Bat 🦇 research!
“At first, some locals thought bats were evil, but through education and awareness campaigns, attitudes have changed,”
#bats #batresearch #batconservation #nature #naturalhistory #wildlife
news.mongabay.com/2026/03/at-d...
“At first, some locals thought bats were evil, but through education and awareness campaigns, attitudes have changed,”
#bats #batresearch #batconservation #nature #naturalhistory #wildlife
news.mongabay.com/2026/03/at-d...
At dusk in Kenya’s caves, scientists study the hidden lives of bats
As the afternoon fades at the Three Sisters Caves in Kenya’s Kwale county, David Wechuli’s team begins setting up nearly invisible nets along the hillsides in the coastal forest. “When dusk arrives, b...
news.mongabay.com
March 22, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Bat 🦇 research!
“At first, some locals thought bats were evil, but through education and awareness campaigns, attitudes have changed,”
#bats #batresearch #batconservation #nature #naturalhistory #wildlife
news.mongabay.com/2026/03/at-d...
“At first, some locals thought bats were evil, but through education and awareness campaigns, attitudes have changed,”
#bats #batresearch #batconservation #nature #naturalhistory #wildlife
news.mongabay.com/2026/03/at-d...
Gestern Abend bei Regenschauer aufgebaut, in der Regenpause (knapp 120 Minuten) gemessen, im Regen wieder abgebaut .....
#batresearch #nexus #paderbats
#batresearch #nexus #paderbats
April 19, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Gestern Abend bei Regenschauer aufgebaut, in der Regenpause (knapp 120 Minuten) gemessen, im Regen wieder abgebaut .....
#batresearch #nexus #paderbats
#batresearch #nexus #paderbats
We’ve put together a handy infographic with all of the important dates leading up to the conference in August. Make sure to add them to your calendar!
#ibrc2025 #ausbats #bats #batresearch
#ibrc2025 #ausbats #bats #batresearch
April 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We’ve put together a handy infographic with all of the important dates leading up to the conference in August. Make sure to add them to your calendar!
#ibrc2025 #ausbats #bats #batresearch
#ibrc2025 #ausbats #bats #batresearch
🦇Did you know bats sing and take turns “talking”?
In her lecture Bats in Translation, Mirjam Knörnschild shares insights from 20+ years studying how bats learn and use social calls in the wild.
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z_vSbsUaZ4
#AnimalCommunication #Bioacoustics #BatResearch
In her lecture Bats in Translation, Mirjam Knörnschild shares insights from 20+ years studying how bats learn and use social calls in the wild.
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z_vSbsUaZ4
#AnimalCommunication #Bioacoustics #BatResearch
November 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🦇Did you know bats sing and take turns “talking”?
In her lecture Bats in Translation, Mirjam Knörnschild shares insights from 20+ years studying how bats learn and use social calls in the wild.
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z_vSbsUaZ4
#AnimalCommunication #Bioacoustics #BatResearch
In her lecture Bats in Translation, Mirjam Knörnschild shares insights from 20+ years studying how bats learn and use social calls in the wild.
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z_vSbsUaZ4
#AnimalCommunication #Bioacoustics #BatResearch
[NEW PAPER]
What a surprising behavior !
🦇Greater noctules (𝘕𝘺𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘴) soar above 400 meters, using echolocation to chase and snatch nocturnal migratory passerines mid-flight—unlocking a high-altitude feast most predators can’t reach.
#batresearch #bioacoustics
What a surprising behavior !
🦇Greater noctules (𝘕𝘺𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘴) soar above 400 meters, using echolocation to chase and snatch nocturnal migratory passerines mid-flight—unlocking a high-altitude feast most predators can’t reach.
#batresearch #bioacoustics
Greater noctule bats prey on and consume passerines in flight
Despite billions of passerines seasonally migrating during the night at high altitudes, only three bat species have been found to consistently tap into this rich prey resource. However, it remains unk...
www.science.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
[NEW PAPER]
What a surprising behavior !
🦇Greater noctules (𝘕𝘺𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘴) soar above 400 meters, using echolocation to chase and snatch nocturnal migratory passerines mid-flight—unlocking a high-altitude feast most predators can’t reach.
#batresearch #bioacoustics
What a surprising behavior !
🦇Greater noctules (𝘕𝘺𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘴) soar above 400 meters, using echolocation to chase and snatch nocturnal migratory passerines mid-flight—unlocking a high-altitude feast most predators can’t reach.
#batresearch #bioacoustics
If you happen to be at the @ibrc2025.bsky.social in Cairns, come by my talk tomorrow at 9:45 AM!
I’ll be speaking about self-medication in phyllostomid #bats and a new technique to identify individual bats by their wingprints.
Would love to see you there!
#IBRC2025 #BatResearch 🍈🦇
I’ll be speaking about self-medication in phyllostomid #bats and a new technique to identify individual bats by their wingprints.
Would love to see you there!
#IBRC2025 #BatResearch 🍈🦇
August 7, 2025 at 3:24 AM
If you happen to be at the @ibrc2025.bsky.social in Cairns, come by my talk tomorrow at 9:45 AM!
I’ll be speaking about self-medication in phyllostomid #bats and a new technique to identify individual bats by their wingprints.
Would love to see you there!
#IBRC2025 #BatResearch 🍈🦇
I’ll be speaking about self-medication in phyllostomid #bats and a new technique to identify individual bats by their wingprints.
Would love to see you there!
#IBRC2025 #BatResearch 🍈🦇
A soprano pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) hunting + feeding buzz.
#batresearch #bats #nexus #paderbats #batslover
#batresearch #bats #nexus #paderbats #batslover
September 21, 2026 at 11:35 AM
A soprano pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) hunting + feeding buzz.
#batresearch #bats #nexus #paderbats #batslover
#batresearch #bats #nexus #paderbats #batslover
Unable to attend #IBRC2025 in person? Register for the online option to engage with the bat community via Whova.
Access recorded plenaries & abstracts!
Note: This is not a hybrid event—talks will not be live-streamed.
Register here: whova.com/portal/regis...
#IBRC2025 #BatResearch
Access recorded plenaries & abstracts!
Note: This is not a hybrid event—talks will not be live-streamed.
Register here: whova.com/portal/regis...
#IBRC2025 #BatResearch
July 3, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Unable to attend #IBRC2025 in person? Register for the online option to engage with the bat community via Whova.
Access recorded plenaries & abstracts!
Note: This is not a hybrid event—talks will not be live-streamed.
Register here: whova.com/portal/regis...
#IBRC2025 #BatResearch
Access recorded plenaries & abstracts!
Note: This is not a hybrid event—talks will not be live-streamed.
Register here: whova.com/portal/regis...
#IBRC2025 #BatResearch
🦇 Acta Chiropterologica - No barriers, no fees... Just bats!
Our international journal and impact-indexed journal with no fees for authors and readers in this 2026.
👉Submit your bat research with us and share it with the world!
🔗 miiz.waw.pl/acta-chiropt...
#openaccess #batresearch #science
Our international journal and impact-indexed journal with no fees for authors and readers in this 2026.
👉Submit your bat research with us and share it with the world!
🔗 miiz.waw.pl/acta-chiropt...
#openaccess #batresearch #science
May 6, 2026 at 12:08 PM
🦇 Acta Chiropterologica - No barriers, no fees... Just bats!
Our international journal and impact-indexed journal with no fees for authors and readers in this 2026.
👉Submit your bat research with us and share it with the world!
🔗 miiz.waw.pl/acta-chiropt...
#openaccess #batresearch #science
Our international journal and impact-indexed journal with no fees for authors and readers in this 2026.
👉Submit your bat research with us and share it with the world!
🔗 miiz.waw.pl/acta-chiropt...
#openaccess #batresearch #science
Get ready for a full day of expert-led workshops at the 20th IBRC on Wednesday Aug 6th!
Free for delegates (registration required), or grab a 1-day pass here: whova.com/portal/regis...
Details: www.ibrc.org/workshops.html
#IBRC2025 #BatResearch
Free for delegates (registration required), or grab a 1-day pass here: whova.com/portal/regis...
Details: www.ibrc.org/workshops.html
#IBRC2025 #BatResearch
May 23, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Get ready for a full day of expert-led workshops at the 20th IBRC on Wednesday Aug 6th!
Free for delegates (registration required), or grab a 1-day pass here: whova.com/portal/regis...
Details: www.ibrc.org/workshops.html
#IBRC2025 #BatResearch
Free for delegates (registration required), or grab a 1-day pass here: whova.com/portal/regis...
Details: www.ibrc.org/workshops.html
#IBRC2025 #BatResearch