Beauty of Bats
Without bats, we lose the brilliance that only they bring.
Become a member to keep the night in balance.
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Featured Bats
Hoary Bat
The hoary bat journeys with the changing seasons, migrating long distances between summer and winter grounds. By day, they rest among the branches of trees dangling with the leaves, or camouflaging flat against a tree trunk. While roosting, they can tuck their broad tail membranes around themselves like a tiny blanket.
Honduran White Bat
The Honduran white bat lives among the lush forests of Central America, where they feed on figs and other soft fruits. By day, these tiny, snow-white bats bundle together beneath the broad leaves of Heliconia plants, creating tent-like shelters by biting and shaping the leaves around them.
Pallid Bat
The pallid bat is a desert wanderer, hunting beneath the stars for insects and even hunts scorpions. It often roosts in rocky crevices, caves, and sheltered spaces among desert vegetation. These adaptable bats have been observed visiting cactus blooms under the cover of darkness, supplementing their diet with nectar.
Mexican Free-tailed Bat
The Mexican free-tailed bat is a tireless hunter, taking to the night sky in search of moths, beetles, and other insects. By consuming vast numbers of insects, these bats provide an important form of natural pest control, helping protect crops and ecosystems. They’re remarkably adaptable when it comes to finding a place to rest, roosting in caves, buildings, bridges, and even beneath roofs and other human-made structures.
Protecting bats and the ecosystems that depend on them
For over 40 years, Bat Conservation International has led the charge in ending bat extinctions worldwide, and we could not do it without you.
Your support helps protect bats in need, restore critical habitat, and mobilize people to do bat conservation globally. Each gift goes directly to high-impact conservation efforts designed to safeguard bats to benefit nature and people.
