Xenabeth Lazaro, MSc

Sub-Antarctic bat ecologist, behavioral ecology🦇| She/her🇪🇸🇨🇺| Researcher in @BatLabFinland/@luomus | Member of Murciélagos de Chile Piñuike 🇨🇱

[Xenabeth Lazaro, MSc @xenaBAT]

Hello! My name is Xena, and I’m a #batbiologist, #conservationist, and #womaninscience. My interests lie in #batecology and #behavioralecology and I study sub-Antarctic bats at the end of the world in the #CapeHornBiosphereReserve 🦇🌎 #bats #ecology #wildlifeconservation

[Nicholas Wu @NicholasWuNZ]

I have two #PhD scholarships available on either the ecophysiology or movement ecology of the Pilbara leaf-nosed #bat at @MurdochUni

Apply now: https://t.co/zPhAaLLONX

[Ministerio del Medio Ambiente @MMAChile]

ES OFICIAL 💚🍃 Plan RECOGE para el Gaviotín Chico. Este plan conservará su hábitat, especialmente de nidificación, promoviendo buenas prácticas y la disminución de amenazas.👏💚

[Bat Conservation International @BatConIntl]

Bats: our favorite creatures of the night (although we might be a bit biased).
But they're not the only nocturnal critters pulling an all-nighter. Our latest blog post explores some of the other nighttime fellows: https://t.co/pPBS5HjvyG

🦇 Pteronotus
📸 Jennifer Barros

[Xenabeth Lazaro, MSc @xenaBAT]

Last week was International Bat Week (Oct 24-31), a celebration to raise awareness for bat conservation. Big bats, small bats, furry butts, big ears, hairy toes, sub-tropical, and high-latitude bats. These are just some examples of the variety of 🦇 that inhabit our 🌎.

[Bat Conservation International @BatConIntl]

"Without the bats, tequila and mezcal wouldn't even exist. If people want to keep drinking tequila and mezcal, they have to take the bats into account, they have to be concerned about conservation."

https://t.co/Iq16H4tfkc

[Xenabeth Lazaro, MSc @xenaBAT]

Today is the International Day for Biosphere Reserves. Here are some pictures from my research sites in the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve, designated by the @UNESCO in 2005, to show my appreciation for this region. We need to keep working together to protect these places. 🤲🏼🌎🦇

[Lizzie Platt @HenlakeBats]

Frozen in Time: The Hidden Bat Caves Beneath the Himalayas | BBC Earth https://t.co/ud3nmUVQVu via @YouTube

[Xenabeth Lazaro, MSc @xenaBAT]

Earlier this year I executed a series of educational outreach activities about bats for the community of Puerto Williams in Navarino Island, Chile (Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve). 🦇Chats, 🦇Walks, and 🦇-ty activities for the little ones too. Thanks to all involved, let's do more!

[Xenabeth Lazaro, MSc @xenaBAT]

I recently finished my MSc degree from the University of Helsinki in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. My thesis was on the activity patterns of high-latitude sub-Antarctic bats in southern Patagonia. It is now available open access for all to read! https://t.co/mkM3UDYWS3

[Journal of Bat Research & Conservation @BarbastellaJ]

#FridayResearch New 📄 in @ScienceMagazine reveals that greater noctule 🦇 #Nyctalus #lasiopterus ascends to high altitudes, uses echolocation 🔊 to chase and eat songbirds 🐦 in flight.

🔎 https://t.co/vZ2t6bYHUT

[Bat Conservation International @BatConIntl]

Grad Students! Don't miss your chance to apply for our 2026 Student Scholars program. The application deadline is October 31!
https://t.co/9GceqaCf6S

[IUCN @IUCN]

The #IUCNcongress is only a few days away.

Be part of the action and help shape global priorities for the coming decade.

Join in person or online https://t.co/4Ppndru0eG

[IBRC2025 @IBRC2025]

Medellin, Colombia 2028!
#ibrc2028 #bats #batresearch

[Ministerio del Medio Ambiente @MMAChile]

El Fondo de Protección Ambiental ha financiado proyectos que aportan a la lucha contra el cambio climático, la descontaminación o la gestión de los residuos. ¿Tienes un proyecto que soluciona un problema ambiental en tu entorno? Postula en https://t.co/v50aVLnvaf

[IUCN @IUCN]

Four giraffe species officially recognised in major #conservation reclassification – IUCN report

The reclassification marks a major milestone in the #giraffe taxonomy and reshapes how giraffe diversity is understood and conserved.

Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/bMCCk9bgpO

[Journal of Bat Research & Conservation @BarbastellaJ]

🌎🦇 Vampire bats’ ranges aren’t shaped by climate alone; human pressures are key.

Check out this new 📄 showing that while D. rotundus thrives with anthropogenic expansion, specialists like D. youngii & D. ecaudata may lose ground.

https://t.co/Dqi2RDqFlY

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

🐝#Pollinators are responsible for much more than food-crops. From biofuels to medicines, we rely on pollinators in much of our daily lives.

Check out a few facts about pollinators from the IPBES #PollinationAssessment⬇

Read the Report here:https://t.co/uHQCiCTtYm
via @IPBES

[Julia Jones @juliapgjones]

Two fully-funded PhD scholarships @BangorUni in conservation social science. Deadline 5th May.
If you have conservation scientists, geographers, economists, sociologists in your network do share. Details in thread below (1/?)
https://t.co/YJHkyDc5LF

[Xenabeth Lazaro, MSc @xenaBAT]

Hello! My name is Xena, and I am an aspiring #batbiologist, #conservationist, and #womaninscience. My interests lie in #batecology and #behavioralecology and I am currently doing my MSc at @helsinkiuni with @BatLabFinland. 🦇📷#bats #MSc #ecology #wildlifeconservation