Bat Conservation International

Bat Conservation International Conserving the world's bats and their ecosystems to ensure a healthy planet. www.batcon.org
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We are so excited be featured in the upcoming book "The Hidden Nations of Animals," exploring animal societies around th...
05/30/2026

We are so excited be featured in the upcoming book "The Hidden Nations of Animals," exploring animal societies around the world. Author Ryan Huling dedicates an entire chapter to the bats of the Texas Hill Country, where he met with Bracken Cave Preserve Director Fran Hutchins and experienced a "batnado" up close.
Order yours wherever you get books today to receive on release day- Tuesday, June 2nd! 📖

Art credit: Oliver Uberti

Tag your bestieeeEeEEEEeee. 👯‍♂️
05/29/2026

Tag your bestieeeEeEEEEeee. 👯‍♂️

05/28/2026

We need dark skies. 🦇 🤎 🦇

📸 Yushi & Keiko Osawa

If you 🖤 bats and want to help them in your area, consider planting a bat garden! Not in California? Learn more about pl...
05/27/2026

If you 🖤 bats and want to help them in your area, consider planting a bat garden!

Not in California? Learn more about planting a bat garden in your area.🪻 Link in comments ▼

If the 🙃 were a bat... 🦇🦇 Rodrigues fruit bat📸 Pierrickferret, iNaturalist
05/27/2026

If the 🙃 were a bat... 🦇

🦇 Rodrigues fruit bat
📸 Pierrickferret, iNaturalist

While some bats drink on the wing (by lapping water with their tongues as they fly over a water source), others hydrate ...
05/25/2026

While some bats drink on the wing (by lapping water with their tongues as they fly over a water source), others hydrate by wetting their bellies in a body of water, then licking it off. This is known as belly dipping -- and requires incredible precision to avoid getting water on their wings 💦

🦇 Grey-headed flying fox
📸 Lawrence Hylton, iNaturalist

With over 1500 species found everywhere but the polar regions, bats are key contributors to biodiversity worldwide. 🌎 ...
05/22/2026

With over 1500 species found everywhere but the polar regions, bats are key contributors to biodiversity worldwide. 🌎

Happy International Day for Biological Diversity from the batties! 🦇

These 💅 are pricey but oh-so worth it! ✨
05/21/2026

These 💅 are pricey but oh-so worth it! ✨

You can create a bat habitat even in the smallest of spaces. From planting native plants, to providing water and shelter...
05/21/2026

You can create a bat habitat even in the smallest of spaces. From planting native plants, to providing water and shelter, learn more about being a bat bestie. Link in comments🦇🌸

05/20/2026

Bad day to be a fig. 🦇

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