Bat Conservation International

Conserving the world's bats and their ecosystems to ensure a healthy planet. Retweets are not endorsements. 🦇

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People love hoary bats for their beautiful fur and spicy attitude. But take a closer look and discover there's even more to love about hoary bats than meets the eye.

Join us in discovering the hidden beauty of bats: https://t.co/n2fCdXevzI 🤍

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All the batty stuff happening in October! 🦇 - https://t.co/xuqWyLsAdY

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Whether your Halloween spirit needs boosting, or is at an all-time high, here's a few bats to make your heart go 🧡

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You voted, we listened.👂 The All Ears finalists are anxiously waiting to hEAR the results.

Cast your vote in the comments now! ⬇️

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A FACE-off of epic proportions: two total lookers have advanced to the finals in the Bat Month Madness Serving Face category.

Cast your vote now! 🗳️⬇️

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🧑‍🏫 Grad students! Apply now for our 2027 Student Scholars program at https://t.co/jGTZxLwLdP.
Applications close October 31st.

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The fast and the floofiest comes down to this: thumbless bat versus hoary bat in a super adorable final showdown.

Who will take the grand prize as the floofiest bat in Bat Month Madness? Cast your vote now! ⬇️

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The beauty of bats continue to be revealed with the unique and spicy pallid bat.

Join us: https://t.co/n2fCdXevzI 🤍

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Fun fact: Mexico is home to an astonishing 135 species of bats! 🇲🇽

Learn about the 10 most common species in our latest blog post: https://t.co/W61VqstIMA

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@RainyKurohane Hmmm, not sure how to tally that vote. 🤔

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Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the fluffiest of them all?
That's exactly what we're trying to find out. 🔎 Cast your vote in the comments for the Fluffiest Bat in BAT MONTH MADNESS! 🦇🎆 Will your favorite make it to the semi-finals?

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In honor of Spooky Season, this week's Bat of the Week is none other than the northern ghost bat. 👻

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This Bat Appreciation Month, we're uncovering the hidden beauty of bats. 🤍 Join us: https://t.co/n2fCdXevzI

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Our third and final category for Bat Month Madness is awaiting your vote, and we are all ears as to who you'll pick for this one! Cast your vote now! 🦇

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Lethal face card? We have 4 bats that know allllll about that. 💁‍♀️
Only 2 of these batties can advance into the final round of Bat Month Madness... cast your vote now! 🦇

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Don't let the scariest part of Halloween be the impact your decor has on wildlife 🕸️
Unlike real spiderwebs, artificial webbing doesn’t break easily, meaning bats and birds are easily tangled up in the strands. 😱

📸 Dick Wilkins

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Fishing for bats? 🎣 PhD student Kristin Dyer is leading new research at Bracken Cave to study climatic drivers of bat migration. And that research involves catching the bats in small nets.

Learn more: https://t.co/MhHGw3MoWi

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We're hiring full-time and seasonal positions! 🦇

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🧑‍🏫 Grad students! Apply now for our 2027 Student Scholars program at https://t.co/jGTZxLwLdP.
Applications close October 31st.

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Happy 𝘽𝙖𝙩 𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝! 🦇 What do you most appreciate about bats?