The Future Needs All Of Us

Join the cause to end bat extinctions worldwide.

 
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We have the power

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.

About Us

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.

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The Bat Pub

The Facts

We won’t stop as long as bats are threatened.

42
Years in operation with a global mission for bat conservation
Jamaica Team poses for a photo in the jungle
Dr. Winifred Frick

The Facts

We won’t stop as long as bats are threatened.

97
Countries with BCI supporters
Wyatt McSpadden

The Facts

We won’t stop as long as bats are threatened.

1498+
Known bat species and counting
Hoary bat, Michael Durham/Minden Pictures

The Facts

We won’t stop as long as bats are threatened.

20M+
Bats protected annually
Mauritius Fruit Bat
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
pallid bat, J. Scott Altenbach

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
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  • An Antioquian sac-winged bat perches in a net
    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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Colombia

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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Peru

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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Fiji

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 Bat
North America

Wind Energy

Reduce bat fatalities at wind energy facilities to protect vulnerable species

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North America

North American Bat Monitoring Program

Leverage data and collaborate with partners to improve bat conservation across North America

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North America

White-nose Syndrome

Develop and implement strategies to help bats survive White-nose Syndrome

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India

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.

Kenya

Saving Hildegarde’s Tomb Bat in Kenya

The goal of this work is to protect the last two remaining cave systems used by Hildegarde’s tomb bats as well as an additional cave site which is under imminent threat of destruction and supports hundreds of thousands of bats.

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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United States

Abandoned Mines

Protect and assess subterranean features for bat roosting habitat

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United States

Bracken Cave Preserve

Protect America’s most economically valuable bat at Bracken Cave Preserve

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United States

Conservation of Public Lands

Implement bat conservation on 258 million acres managed by the US Government

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Colombia

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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