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Articles on:

• White Nose Syndrome
• Wind Turbines and Caves
• Migration, Population, and Conservation
• Interesting Facts and Random Information

An overview of bat species in the United States and Canada (from BCI):

• http://www.batcon.org/index.php/all-about-bats/species-profiles.html

Educational resources from BatWorld:

• Teacher’s Page
• Kid’s Page (has a puzzle, etc.)

Workshops and information from Bat Conservation International:

• Intro to Bats
• Educator Curriculum (available for purchase)
• Educator Navigation (makes the educational resources of the site easier to find.)
• Kidz Cave
• Species Profiles
• Workshops
• Informational Flyers

Bat Conservation and Education Groups

• SmileyBat!

Facebook: SmileyBat! wllw
Twitter: @SmileyBat


• Alabama Bat Working Group

Facebook: Alabama Bat Working Group
Twitter: @abwg


• Arizona Game and Fish Department – Bat Conservation and Education

Facebook: azgafd (general, not bat-specific)
Twitter: @azgfd (general, not bat-specific)
YouTube: azgfd (general, not bat-specific)


• Bat Conservation and Mining

No social media accounts found.


• Bat Conservation International

Facebook: Bat Conservation International
Twitter: @BactConIntl


• Bat Conservation Ireland

Facebook: Bat Conservation Ireland
Twitter: BatConservIre


• Bat Conservation of Wisconsin

No social media accounts found.


• Bat Conservation Trust (UK)

Facebook: facebook.com/BatConservationTrust
Twitter: @_BCT_


• Bat Rescue

No social media accounts found.


• Bat World

Facebook: Bat World Sanctuary
Twitter: @batworld
YouTube: Bat World Sanctuary


• California Bat Conservation Fund

May no longer be active. URL is invalid.
n/a


• Center for Biological Diversity: Save Our Bats

Facebook: Save Our Bats Campaign


• Center for North American Bat Research and Conservation

Facebook: Center for North American Bat Research and Conservation


• Endangered Wildlife Trust – Bat Conservation Group (South Africa)

May no longer be working towards bat conservation. Status unknown.
Facebook: Endangered Wildlife Trust (general, not bat-specific)
Twitter: @TheEWT (general, not bat-specific)
YouTube: EWT South Africa (general, not bat-specific)


• Organization for Bat Conservation

Facebook: Organization for Bat Conservation: (The Bat Zone)
Facebook: Great Lakes Bat Festival
Twitter: @BatConservation
YouTube: obcbts


• South East Asian Bat Conservation Research Unit (SEABCRU)

No social media accounts found.


• Southeastern Bat Diversity Network

No social media accounts found.


• Tolga Bat Hospital (Australia)

No social media accounts found.


• US Fish & Wildlife Services

Facebook: USFWSNWS: White-Nose Syndrome in Bats
Facebook: USFWS (general, not bat-specific)
Twitter: @usfwshq (general, not bat-specific)
Twitter: @USFWS_WNS: White Nose Bats
YouTube: USFWS (general, not bat-specific)
Flickr: USFWS HQ (general, not bat-specific)


• US Geological Survey

Facebook: USGS Newsroom(general, not bat-specific)
Twitter: @USGS (general, not bat-specific)


• Western Bat Working Group (WBWG)

Facebook: Western Bat Working Group
Twitter: @wbwgorg


• World Wildlife Fund

Facebook: World Wildlife Fund (general, not bat-specific)
Twitter: @world_wildlife (general, not bat-specific)
YouTube: WWFUS (general, not bat-specific)


• Year of the Bat

Facebook: Year of the Bat

BatHouseDeal has some inexpensive bat houses for sale. A caveat – check them against the Bat Conservation International guidelines and certifications.