Links
General Information
Bat Conservation International
http://www.batcon.org
Bat Conservation International (BCI) is devoted to conserving the world’s bats and their ecosystems to ensure a healthy planet. It was founded in 1982 as scientists around the world became concerned about the alarming decline in bat populations. Bat Conservation International has achieved unprecedented progress by emphasizing sustainable uses of natural resources that benefit both bats and people.
Bats of New Hampshire
http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/nongame/bats-nh.html
New Hampshire is home to eight species of bats, and six have been identified as "of conservation concern."
Defenders of Wildlife: Bats
http://www.defenders.org/bats/bats
This web site includes information on diet, population, range, behavior, climate change and threats, legal status and protection, reasons for hope, and how you can help.
Delaware’s Bat Program
https://dnrec.alpha.delaware.gov/fish-wildlife/conservation/bats/
Discover the bats of Delaware; the species we have, how to attract or safely evict them, get information about White-nose Syndrome, and find out what the state is doing for bats. You can help bats by become a Bat Spotter.
How Bats Work
http://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/bat.htm
This series of short articles provide information on bat wings, echolocation, caves, fact and fiction, and more.
How Stuff Works: Bats Library
http://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/bats.htm
Bats are the only flying mammal. Learn about these peculiar and misunderstood animals in this section. This web page also
contains information about White-nose Syndrome.
Lubee Bat Conservancy
http://lubee.org/
Lubee Bat Conservancy focuses its efforts on plant-visiting “fruit and nectar” bats because they are vulnerable to extinction yet vital to the world’s rainforests and deserts and to the economies of developing countries.
Midwest Bat Working Group (MWBWG)
http://mwbwg.org/
The Midwest Bat Working Group (MWBWG) provides a structure for coordination, collaboration, and communication among concerned citizens and professional biologists in state, federal, academic, and private organizations. The MWBWG is dedicated to the conservation of bats and their habitats, particularly in the Midwestern United States, and works to address bat-related issues with a regional approach. Although most participants are from Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin, membership is open to anyone who seeks to collaborate on research and management of bats or to promote conservation by enhancing public understanding of bats.
National Wildlife Federation Wildlife Library: Bats
http://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Wildlife-Library/Mammals/Bats.aspx
Bats have received a bad reputation as being blood suckers, carriers of disease and "flying rats," All of these descriptions are wrong and fail to grasp the beauty, wonder and benefits of bats. There are over 40 species of bats in the United States and all of them are beneficial to people. Most bats feed on insect pests and some bats even help in pollination. Scientists study bats to further expand our understanding of flight, sound, sonar and evolutionary biology. Even bat guano is an important resource and fertilizer! So before you tell scary stories about bats, remember how much they help make our lives better every day!
Organization for Bat Conservation
http://www.batconservation.org/
The Organization for Bat Conservation’s mission is to preserve bats and their habitats through education, collaboration, and research. The web site has useful information about bats, bat conservation, fun facts, kids’ and teachers’ pages, and more.
Save Lucy
http://www.savelucythebat.org/
The Save Lucy Campaign was created to raise awareness of white-nose syndrome and its devastating impact on North American bats by:
- engaging young people to take action on behalf of vanishing bats;
- empowering young people by providing tools and information with which to effect change and action;
- providing accurate and timely information to concerned citizens, especially those who normally have no voice in wildlife management decisions;
- providing conservation education to persons of all ages and abilities;
- supporting research and other projects that protect bat populations threatened by white nose syndrome through public awareness, funding, and captive bat management.
Additionally, the Save Lucy Campaign will support research and other projects designed to protect bat populations threatened by white nose syndrome through public awareness and fundraising.
The Truth about Bats
From U-Haul
http://www.uhaul.com/. . ./The-Truth-About-Bats
Check out the information about echolocation, the science of bats, White Nose Snydrome, and more.
University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Animal Diversity Web
Order Chiroptera (Bats)
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Chiroptera.html
This web site includes information, pictures, specimens, sounds and classification.
For links with information about White-Nose Syndrome, CLICK HERE.
For links with information about caves and karst topography, CLICK HERE.
For links of videos, CLICK HERE.
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