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Jon Flanders @jonrflanders.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Interested in learning how #bat conservation initiatives contribute to Global Biodiversity Framework #GBF and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals #SDG??? If so, check out our new paper in Conservation Letters below 🦇 👇🏻

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Melquisedec Gamba-Rios @mgambarios.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Early this year I had the opportunity to work with my colleague Jennifer Barros and our collaborators at Taboa cave in Brazil! While we monitored a colony of Natalus we were able to see other incredible 🦇 species such as Platyrrhinus lineatus! For more information please check batcon.org

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Jon Flanders @jonrflanders.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Conservation should never be done in isolation. Community based, and community led initiatives are key. This is from a recent community workshop in Fikirini, #Kenya 🦇

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Jon Flanders @jonrflanders.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Part of the continued emergence of bats from St Clair cave in Jamaica. There are an estimated 2 million #bats using this cave - 10 different species. An incredible sight. 🦇 #Jamaica

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Jon Flanders @jonrflanders.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

It’s out! Here’s a short video highlighting some of the incredible work we’ve involved with in #Kenya saving endangered bats and empowering local communities 🦇 vimeo.com/1039734764

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Working to Protect Vital Habitat in Kenya

In coastal Kenya, rapid development is threatening to destroy some of the most important cave roosts for bats, including the Endangered Hildegarde’s tomb bat…

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Jon Flanders @jonrflanders.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

On Tuesday we’re releasing our final 🦇 videos, focusing on our work in #Kenya. Before then I’m going to highlight some photos from that project. Here’s @mgambarios.bsky.social surveying one of the coral caves.

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Jon Flanders @jonrflanders.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Back to 🦇 content - this is the endangered Fijian free-tailed bat. There is only one known maternity roost for this species. We’ve just released a video on how we worked with local partners and communities to save this species from extinction: vimeo.com/1038668450

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Jon Flanders @jonrflanders.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Will get back to posting photos of bats later wanted to recognise the partnerships needed to achieve effective #conservation. This is just some of the #Fiji team working to save the Fijian free-tailed bat 🦇

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Jon Flanders @jonrflanders.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Bat Conservation International has just released a short series of videos highlighting some of the #bat conservation work we’re doing in #Jamaica 🦇 vimeo.com/1036129420

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Jon Flanders @jonrflanders.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Infrared video footage of the critically endangered Jamaican flower #bat emerging from the only know maternity roost. 🦇

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Jon Flanders @jonrflanders.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Cameroon leaf-nosed bat (Doryrhina camerunensis) from Nyungwe National Park - this was the first time this data deficient species had been detected in #Rwanda 🦇

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Jon Flanders @jonrflanders.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Not sure about anyone else, but I’m feeling as full as this common vampire #bat today (note that this is a very old photo - always wear gloves!). 🦇

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Jon Flanders @jonrflanders.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Flashback to when I was lucky enough to catch the wrinkle-faced #bat in #Mexico. This species primarily feeds on soft fruit. This face sums up my mood during an early morning call 🦇

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Jon Flanders @jonrflanders.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Currently, the only known roost for the critically endangered Hill’s horseshoe #bat from Nyungwe National Park, #Rwanda 🦇

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Jon Flanders @jonrflanders.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Video of Hill’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hilli) taken in Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda. 🦇

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