General News
Young Conservationists Tackle Big Issues
- Published on Tuesday, 20 December 2016
BCI has had the opportunity to work with many creative FIRST LEGO League teams who had chosen bats as the topic of their “Animal Allies” challenge. BCI is delighted to see so many young conservationists interested in finding solutions to the many issues bats face today.
FIRST Lego League Team Takes Home Top Award
- Published on Monday, 12 December 2016
When the Elemental Robots, a FIRST Lego League Team from Milwaukee Montessori School, decided to tackle bats and wind turbines they knew just who to call.
BCI Introduces Mike Daulton as its New Executive Director
- Published on Monday, 28 November 2016
The Board of Directors couldn’t be more thrilled to have Mike Daulton leading the BCI team,” said Cullen Geiselman, Chair of the BCI Board of Directors.
Quiz: Who is your batty soulmate?
- Published on Thursday, 17 November 2016
With more than 1332 bat species in the world one of them has to be your match!
Bats in National Parks More Diverse, More at Risk Than Previously Known
- Published on Wednesday, 16 November 2016
A new, first-of-its-kind study shows the National Park Service (NPS) is home to a whopping 53 unique species of bats, which is good news at a time when bats face tremendous threats.
High School Students Raise Money for Bats
- Published on Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Bat Squad's Alexis "Batgirl" Valentine shares with us an innovated way her high school raised money and awareness for bat conservation.
Speedy Bat Smashes Speed Record
- Published on Wednesday, 09 November 2016
When most people think of animals moving at high speed, they envision cheetahs or swiftly diving raptors, but probably not small and unfamiliar nocturnal flying mammals.
A Joint Effort to Save the Bougainville Monkey - Faced Bat
- Published on Tuesday, 01 November 2016
The Bougainville monkey-faced bat - Vukere, as it is known in the Rotokas language - has not been seen by outsiders in nearly 50 years.
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