Oli Aylen

Field Ecologist & Guide for Australian Wildlife Conservancy. PhD student at UNSW. Conservation should be prioritised for natures inherent value

[Oli Aylen @oli_aylen]

Very pleased to share our paper on #acoustic #bat #lures on #Borneo, and thrilled to make the front cover of @WileyEcolEvol with this beautiful Hipposideros ridleyi! Open Access: https://t.co/cp9Xoty8AV @_BCT_ @BatConIntl #Brunei #ecology #chiroptera @seabcru @otago #research

[Stuart Parsons @walkingbats]

The IUCN Bat specialist Group has just released its advice to bat rescuers and rehabilitators on how to minimize the risk of human to bat transmission of SARS-CoV-2. MAP: (M)inimize, (A)ssess, (P)rotect. Full recommendations available at

https://t.co/OZXFnqhR7F

[Australasian Bat Society @AusBats]

When will we learn to live with our precious remaining wildlife? This is damaging ~12% of the remaining population, "failed by the #EPBC Act" #bats #chiroptera #flyingfox #cairns #tourism #wildlife #ecotourism @cairnscouncil https://t.co/EbG5eQs3ua

[Oli Aylen @oli_aylen]

#batoftheweek is Murina peninsularis (formerly M. cyclotis), these brightly coloured bats use their fluffy tail to scoop insects off leaves, and the colour is believed to come from eating toxic beetles. #bats #education #scicomm #borneo #brunei #mammals #wildlifephotography

[Oli Aylen @oli_aylen]

#batoftheweek is The Forest Short-nosed Fruit #Bat, Cynopterus minutus. One of the smallest fruit bats, and very common across #borneo, #sumatra, #java and #sulawesi although populations are declining. #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #education #scicomm #Brunei

[Oli Aylen @oli_aylen]

A very late #batoftheweek post! Kerivoula minuta, found in #Thailand and #Malaysia these are one of the smallest #bats in the world weighing just over 2g! They are classed as near #threatened by #IUCN #brunei #nature #borneo

[Give Bats A Break @GiveBatsABreak]

Good morning, Batfolk, & a happy Monday 🦇✨

The World Bat Twitter Conference #WBTC1 is almost upon us, happening from 27th - 29th of May, but, taking us up to it, I have the honor of hosting the first-ever:

BAT WORLD CUP #BatWC2020

See below to see how it will work
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[Oli Aylen @oli_aylen]

@GiveBatsABreak Haha love it

[Oli Aylen @oli_aylen]

Kerivoula pellucida is #batoftheweek This tiny bat forages in the understory and has amazingly high frequency echolocation ~230kHz! Humans only hear under 20kHz! #bioacoustics #echoloacation #bats #brunei #borneo #wildlife #nature #scicomm #nature

[NZ Bat Conservation @NZBCT]

Hi team 🦇 head over to Instagram and like @AusBats newly created page #bats #batresearch #batconservation

[Oli Aylen @oli_aylen]

@MkatiColi That’s awesome, thanks for sharing!

[Oli Aylen @oli_aylen]

#batoftheweek is Rhinolophus trifoliatus! A very unique looking species! These bats hunt from a perch, waiting for insects to fly by before they swoop down to catch. #borneo #bats #brunei #nature #wildlifephotography #natgeowild #nature #education #scicomm

[Australasian Bat Society @AusBats]

Having those conference withdrawals? Never fear - the World Bat Twitter Conference is here! Running from 27-29 May with presenters having 5 slides to explain their topic.
Abstracts due by 17 May and can be submitted here: https://t.co/e1nn7uDvG9 #WBTC1

[Oli Aylen @oli_aylen]

See https://t.co/HR48DUjgrE for more info. #conservation #education #scicomm #nature #natgeo #wildlifephotography #thailand

[Oli Aylen @oli_aylen]

olizoology
It’s #batappreciationday and #batoftheweek to remind us of the important roles bats play. These Cynopterus sphinx were caught in Thailand, one adult and a juvenile.
It’s also a great opportunity to remind people there is no definitive proof #coronavirus came from #bats

[Oli Aylen @oli_aylen]

even if this does come to light, undisturbed bats pose no threat to people!! Humans and bats have coexisted for thousands of years. Please check facts before spreading harmful opinions, some communities are now burning bats alive out of fear.

[TheBatBotLab🇺🇸 @TheBatBotLab]

On Friday, April 17 at 19:00h EDT, Dr. Ulmar Grafe @BruneiGrafe from the Universiti Brunei Darussalam @ubdbuzz will be talking about #Borneo's #biodiversity in the BIST @vtbist seminar via
zoom (Meeting ID # 8353740395). Everybody is welcome to join.

[Kit Stoner @KitStoner]

Happy Easter! Looking for something to do at home or in the garden over the bank holiday weekend? Why not catch up with our podcast? Presented by @SteveRoeBatMan, and featuring many other inspiring batty folk! @_BCT_ #StayAtHomeSaveLives #bats #lovebats

[Oli Aylen @oli_aylen]

This weeks #batoftheweek for #easter is the Groove-toothed Trumpet-eared bat!! (Phoniscus atrox). They are a particularly rare bat threatened by deforestation #iucn #threatenedspecies #borneo #brunei #bats #botw #scicomm @sarahsbats #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography