The Future Needs All Of Us
Join the cause to end bat extinctions worldwide.
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At Bat Conservation International, we’re fiercely passionate, expert conservationists and scientists who are leading the charge to ensure the worldwide survival of these extraordinary mammals.
Bats lead us to the best opportunities to protect nature anywhere in the world. Bats are vital to our world’s ecosystems and economy, but nearly 200 species are threatened with extinction.
The future needs all of us, now more than ever.
Our mission is simple — to end bat extinctions worldwide.
Night Watch: A Worldwide Mission
In the locations where we work, our team is the last line of defense in saving bat species from extinction.
In this video series, three vital cave conservation projects come to life, showcasing efforts to protect some of the worlds most imperiled bats and the communities in which they live — Jamaica, Fiji, and Kenya.
The Bat Pub
Night Wings & Literary Dreams: Bats in Storytelling
Turn the pages of any great book and you might find bats.
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Summer Nights and Bat Flights: The Buzz About Phenology
As we reach the height of summer and our beloved bats get busier, what the heck does phenology have to do with all of it?
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The Migration Equation
How hummingbird feeders, eDNA, and community science expanded the range of a Critically Endangered bat.
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The Facts
We won’t stop as long as bats are threatened.
- 42
- Years in operation with a global mission for bat conservation
Dr. Winifred Frick
The Facts
We won’t stop as long as bats are threatened.
- 97
- Countries with BCI supporters
The Facts
We won’t stop as long as bats are threatened.
- 1498+
- Known bat species and counting
The Facts
We won’t stop as long as bats are threatened.
- 20M+
- Bats protected annually
Jacques de Speville
The Facts
We won’t stop as long as bats are threatened.
- $23B
- and more, in agricultural and human health savings for the planet every year
Pressing Needs
Bats face mounting threats every day. Your support ensures that we can be where bats need us most.
- •Saving Bats Over 40 Years
- •Charity Navigator Four Star Charity
- •Charity Watch Top-Rated
Urgent
Save Their Forest and Their Future
One of the most biologically diverse places on earth is under threat, and with it – the Antioquian sac-winged bat. Thought extinct until recently, this bat is at the mercy of unchecked mining and timber extraction. Help us bring back a species on the brink.
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CRUCIAL NEED
Join The Roost
Monthly givers are the lifeline for lasting, sustained conservation efforts. Bat conservation doesn’t happen in a day, but with your ongoing support, we can achieve long-term solutions to the challenges facing bats around the world.
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URGENT
Barely Hanging On
Some of North America’s once most abundant bats have lost more than 90% of their populations. If we don’t take urgent action, they could disappear within our lifetimes. Will you help them survive White-nose Syndrome?
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Protecting Bats Globally
Select a region to learn about our initiatives
Indonesia
Mentor Bat- Indonesia
Bat Conservation International is partnering with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to co-lead the 2024 and 2025 MENTOR-Bat Program. MENTOR-Bat uses the USFWS MENTOR Model, which brings together teams of early-career professionals for training, mentoring, and implementation of projects that address major threats to wildlife populations.
Cameroon
Mentor Bat- Cameroon
Bat Conservation International is partnering with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to co-lead the 2024 and 2025 MENTOR-Bat Program. MENTOR-Bat uses the USFWS MENTOR Model, which brings together teams of early-career professionals for training, mentoring, and implementation of projects that address major threats to wildlife populations.
Comoros
Conservation of Livingstone’s Fruit Bats in Comoros
The goal of this work is to establish long-term incentives for landowners to protect critical habitat for one of the largest fruit bats in the world.
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Mentor Bat- Colombia
Bat Conservation International is partnering with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to co-lead the 2024 and 2025 MENTOR-Bat Program. MENTOR-Bat uses the USFWS MENTOR Model, which brings together teams of early-career professionals for training, mentoring, and implementation of projects that address major threats to wildlife populations.
Guinea
Designating Critical Bat Habitat in Guinea
The goal of this work is to create new protected areas for critical bat habitat while enhancing management and restoration guidelines for the existing 132 designated areas.
Jamaica
Cave Conservation in Jamaica
The goal of this work is to save two species of critically endangered bats, the Jamaican flower bat and Jamaican funnel-eared bat, from extinction.
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Rediscovering a Lost Bat in Peru
The goal of this work is to rediscover the lesser yellow-shouldered bat and implement habitat protection and restoration measures to save this endangered bat from extinction.
Brazil
Cave Conservation in Brazil
The goal of this work is to utilize legal protection measures and tax incentives to provide long-term protection for 70 important cave roosts, protecting up to 82 species of bats.
Mexico
Mexico Cave Conservation
The goal of this work is to establish legal protection of 28 critical cave sites, safeguarding 45 species of bats totaling more than 10 million individuals across Mexico.
Mexico and the United States
Agave Restoration Initiative
The goal of this work is to prevent further population declines of the endangered Mexican long-nosed bat and promote the recovery of nectar-feeding bat species through landscape-scale agave restoration.
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Saving the Fijian Free-tailed Bat from Extinction
The goal of this work is to protect the only known maternity roost for this endangered species of bat and establish a management plan to conserve the wider area surrounding the cave.
Fijian Free-Tailed BatNorth America
Wind Energy
Reduce bat fatalities at wind energy facilities to protect vulnerable species
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North American Bat Monitoring Program
Leverage data and collaborate with partners to improve bat conservation across North America
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White-nose Syndrome
Develop and implement strategies to help bats survive White-nose Syndrome
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Establishing Priority Bat Conservation Initiatives in India
The goal of this work is to identify and establish long-term bat conservation initiatives in India that stabilize and recover rapidly decreasing populations.
Malaysia
Creating Federally Protected Areas for Flying Foxes in Malaysia
The goal of this work is to create the first protected area in Malaysia for the protection of the endangered Malaysian flying fox.
Mozambique
Protecting Bats from Guano Harvesting in Mozambique
The goal of this work is to establish sustainable guano extraction guidelines that can be replicated across sites.
Rwanda
Protecting Endangered Bats in Rwanda
Having already rediscovered the critically endangered Hill’s horseshoe bat in Nyungwe National Park, the goal of this work is to ensure continued protection for this species and expand conservation efforts to Rwanda’s other national parks.
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Bracken Cave Preserve
Protect America’s most economically valuable bat at Bracken Cave Preserve
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Conservation of Public Lands
Implement bat conservation on 258 million acres managed by the US Government
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Habitat Banks in Colombia
The goal of this work is to protect an estimated 500 hectares of key habitat for the endangered Antioquian sac-winged bat, including 12 caves, that benefits an additional 55 species of bats.
United States
Saving the Florida Bonneted Bat
The goal of this work is to protect and enhance Florida bonneted bat populations through the creation of new roosting habitat and protection of foraging habitat so they are de-listed from the Endangered Species Act.
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