The Future Needs All Of Us
Join the cause to end bat extinctions worldwide.
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At Bat Conservation International, we’re fiercely passionate, expert conservationists and scientists who are leading the charge to ensure the worldwide survival of these extraordinary mammals.
Bats lead us to the best opportunities to protect nature anywhere in the world. Bats are vital to our world’s ecosystems and economy, but nearly 200 species are threatened with extinction.
The future needs all of us, now more than ever.
Our mission is simple — to end bat extinctions worldwide.
The Facts
We won’t stop as long as bats are threatened.
- 40
- Years in operation with a global mission for bat conservation
Dr. Winifred Frick
The Facts
We won’t stop as long as bats are threatened.
- 97
- Countries with BCI supporters
The Facts
We won’t stop as long as bats are threatened.
- 1400+
- Known bat species and counting
The Facts
We won’t stop as long as bats are threatened.
- 20M+
- Bats protected annually
Jacques de Speville
The Facts
We won’t stop as long as bats are threatened.
- $23B
- and more, in agricultural and human health savings for the planet every year
We won’t back down.
Biologists Try to Fatten Up Bats
Study shows that bats eat more at bug buffets, which may help them survive White-nose syndrome.
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Searching for Bats On Kenya’s Coast
Dr. Isabella Mandl recounts her first trip to Kenya to study bats.
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BCI Announces 2023 Student Scholar Awards
BCI announces the selection of its 2023 Student Scholars, recognizing 14 graduate student researchers for their potential to significantly contribute to global bat conservation.
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Pressing Needs
Bats face mounting threats every day. Your support ensures that we can be where bats need us most.
- •Saving Bats Over 40 Years
- •Charity Navigator Four Star Charity
- •Charity Watch Top-Rated
URGENT
Barely Hanging On
Some of North America’s once most abundant bats have lost more than 90% of their populations. If we don’t take urgent action, they could disappear within our lifetimes. Will you help them survive White-nose Syndrome?
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CRUCIAL NEED
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Monthly givers are the lifeline for lasting, sustained conservation efforts. Bat conservation doesn’t happen in a day, but with your ongoing support, we can achieve long-term solutions to the challenges facing bats around the world.
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Urgent
Prevent Extinctions
More than 500 terrestrial vertebrates are on the brink of extinction at a faster rate than ever before. One in five of the mammals on that list are bats! Join us to save bats at risk of disappearing forever.
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Protecting Bats Globally
Select a region to learn about our initiatives
Japan
Student Scholar: Japan
Scholar: Fay Taylor
Project: Finding the Forgotten Frosted Myotis: Uncovering Ecology and Behaviour of an Endangered Species in Ashiu
Fiji
Fijian Free-Tailed bat
Protect the last known maternity roost for the Fijian free-tailed bat
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Jamaican Flower bat and Jamaican Greater Funnel-eared bat
Protect two critically endangered bats in Jamaica.
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Mexican long-nosed bat and the Lesser long-nosed bat.
Restoring agave for nectar-feeding bats.
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Wind Energy
Reduce bat fatalities at wind energy facilities to protect vulnerable species
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North American Bat Monitoring Program
Leverage data and collaborate with partners to improve bat conservation across North America
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White-nose Syndrome
Develop and implement strategies to help bats survive White-nose Syndrome
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Bracken Cave Preserve
Protect America’s most economically valuable bat at Bracken Cave Preserve
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Conservation of Public Lands
Implement bat conservation on 258 million acres managed by the US Government
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Florida Bonneted bat
Conserve America’s rarest bat and its globally imperiled ecosystem
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