Global Bat Hunting Study

Research study | Kingston Lab | Texas Tech | Where and why are bats hunted? | Seen hunting? Tell us 👇

[Global Bat Hunting Study @BatHuntingStudy]

Have something to share? Tag us @BatHuntingStudy or fill out a survey, we want to hear from you! Tweets welcome in any language! Please keep comments civil and judgement free. People hunt for a lot of reasons, we are not here to vilify those participating.

[Global Bat Hunting Study @BatHuntingStudy]

Looking forward to this great talk from fellow Kingston Lab member @benrousette

#bats #ttu #wildlife #nigeria

[Bats without Borders @bats_w_borders]

Join us for our last #WingedWednesday #webinar for 2020. We are really looking forward to this talk by @benrousette Director of @smaconbats and @_BCT_ #KateBarlowAward grantee. #bats #nigeria

[Ricardo Rocha @RicardoNature]

I'm a truly honoured to be part of this event with such a great group of organizers & @InsideNatGeo Explorer.

@nataliewildlife, @explorerkas & @personwatcher 👇🏾

[Lizzie Platt @HenlakeBats]

Bats have different song cultures and chatter about food, sleep, sex and other bats https://t.co/I2WmaN4VVN via @physorg_com

[Global Bat Hunting Study @BatHuntingStudy]

#flyingfox have been hunted out of the Indonesian province of North Sulawesi but it has not stopped people eating them. Commodity chains supply ~ 500 metric tons of #bat #bushmeat from other parts of the island, that’s 84 male African bush elephants!🐘

https://t.co/InlBKOzRBF

[Bat Conservation International @BatConIntl]

BCI requests proposals from talented graduate student researchers seeking financial support for their bat conservation research projects. Applications are open until 10/31 for the 2021 Student Research Scholarship for Global Bat Conservation Priorities. https://t.co/PZgdiRD03a

[Global Bat Hunting Study @BatHuntingStudy]

Its 167! While the IUCN lists 114 species as directly hunted, Mildenstein et al. 2015 (https://t.co/9YBQWiM9ha) found at least 167 species are hunted across the globe. That's over 10% of all #bat species!

#Hunting #Conservation #IUCN #bushmeat #Wildlife

[Global Bat Hunting Study @BatHuntingStudy]

How many bat species are hunted for food or medicine around the world?

[Global Union of Bat Diversity Networks (GBatNet) @GlobalBatNet]

✨✨ We've been awarded by @NSF a 5-year AccelNet grant to support GBatnet! ✨✨

We're excited to advance interdisciplinary bat science & this grant will be key to making that happen!

Press releases:
TTU: https://t.co/vNszDpVd52
SBU: https://t.co/C7okHn0pN4
AMNH: (coming soon)

[Casey G - Bird Nerd @CaseyGirard]

Link to their scholarship fund, please donate if you can: https://t.co/I1M15rhEHl

[Bats without Borders @bats_w_borders]

If you missed the 'bats and ecosystem services' webinar you can now catch up on our YouTube channel: https://t.co/cV1ilwbtGp

[Bat1k Genome Project @bat1kgenomes]

Happy Monday!
🦇#Bat faces are so unique! What's your favorite crazy bat face?
This great shot was taken by 📸: Dave Hemprich-Bennett @hammerheadbat

[Global Union of Bat Diversity Networks (GBatNet) @GlobalBatNet]

The Kate Barlow Award is now open!
For students anywhere in the world conducting research on bat conservation

Learn more about the eligibility requirements here:
https://t.co/im9QdaJZlA

[African Bat Conservation @African_Bat]

Hope everyone is having a brilliant #Baturday so far! 🦇

Check out this awesome Sundevalls leaf-nosed bat (hipposideros caffer) in flight 🤩

#photography #nature #bat #bats #africanbatconservation #africanbats #africa #science

[Zander Venter @ZanderVenter6]

Incredible news! Norway has just payed 400 M kroner (~37M €) to make <5m resolution satellite imagery over 64 countries open-access from #Planet, #KSAT and #Airbus. + historical SPOT imagery back to 2002! #EarthEngine Read more: https://t.co/jwPhUxfAPr

[Global Bat Hunting Study @BatHuntingStudy]

Arguably the most hunted bat in West and Central Africa, its population is declining and it is listed as near-threatened by the IUCN. 2/2

Learn more here: https://t.co/FpZXQzgdFg
And here: https://t.co/AShm5tiO7b
#wildlife #science #bushmeat #conservation

[Global Bat Hunting Study @BatHuntingStudy]

#HuntedBatOfTheWeek Straw-colored Fruit-bat (Eidolon helvum)

🦇Widely distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa, this #bat eats fruits & flowers, lives in migratory colonies of 100,000 to 1,000,000, with 15yr lifespan in the wild. #FunFact they sometimes chew soft wood for water. 1/2🦇

[Global Union of Bat Diversity Networks (GBatNet) @GlobalBatNet]

Missed the talks from the #BatFest Global Bat Conservation Showcase hosted by @_BCT_? Catch up here: https://t.co/LbMokG0Nao

Feat. @SheraGoesBoing, @Angelena_C_E, @LittleLeapers_, @paintedbat, @oli_aylen, @emmivanharten, @mgambarios, @devonbatproject, @jonrflanders, and more!

[African Bat Conservation @African_Bat]

Amazing news! We have reached the £3000 mark on our fundraiser!

You can help Esther reach her goal by donating to her fundraiser and supporting #WomenInStem 💪🏾

https://t.co/Ob56R16WaE

[Global Bat Hunting Study @BatHuntingStudy]

#TBT A fantastic paper from Kamins et al. 2011. Commodity chains for #bat #bushmeat trade in #Ghana extend up to 400km, that's over 3,300⚽fields. Check it out!
https://t.co/jQN3qqMeGS
@AlexandraOrion @BugsWormsNBats @dtsh2 @jw132 @MarcusRowcliffe #Conservation #Africa #research