GBatNet -- Connecting researchers and conservationists around the world for bat conservation.
There are over 1500 bat species globally, yet a fifth are threatened with extinction. GBatNet works to understand the great diversity of bats, how we are going to save them from the many threats they face, and invests in young researchers around the world to do so. Learn more here.
Sign Up for an Interdisciplinary Project!
If you were unable to attend IBRC in Austin, TX this past August, you can still sign up for any of the 15 different research or conservation project working groups! To learn more about each of the projects, go to our interdisciplinary projects page. You can join as a leader, member, or consultant depending on …
Chirovox – the bat call library
Unlike most birds and frogs that use audible sounds, bats usually make high pitched calls that are beyond the hearing range of humans. Bat detectors provide great opportunities to nature lovers and scientists to understand secret life of bats by eavesdropping on their sounds. To date, the widespread application of bioacoustics to observe bats is …
Bat Hunting and Exploitation Observation Data Portal
Long-term monitoring of bat exploitation around the world Around the world, bats are hunted, traded, and killed. They are hunted for food, medicine, and as sport; are traded as souvenirs; and are persecuted. In order to understand this exploitation and how it impacts the persistence of bat populations globally, we at GBatNet are calling upon …
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