Protecting bats, other small mammals, and their habitats through research, community engagement, and evidence-based conservation in West Africa. 🦇
Benin City, Nigeria
Joined May 2020
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Fun fact: Bats love fruit!
Did you know that bats help pollinate plants and spread the seeds of the fruits they eat? This helps keep forests alive and healthy. Bats are allies, not threats.
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📸Zenker's fruit bat
#BatFacts #batweek
🦇We’re all about bats this week!
Fun fact: Upland horseshoe bats get their name from their unique, horseshoe-shaped nose, a special flap of skin that helps them focus their echolocation calls.
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📸Upland horseshoe bat
#batweek
What’s one way you can appreciate bats this week?
Bats play a key role in our planet. For example, this bat helps control insect populations, which keeps ecosystems in balance.
Appreciate bats this #batweek by letting our batty friends roost peacefully.
📸Cyclops roundleaf bat
Big news! 🎉
Our Conservation Programs Manager is now an Oxford scholar!
Ini’s dedication to protecting wildlife inspires us, and we can’t wait to see what she accomplishes next.
#oxfordscholar #SMACON #wildlifeconservation
We are thrilled to introduce the newest members of our team!
As we continue working to conserve small mammals and their habitats, we are excited to have a team with diverse backgrounds and skills, and we look forward to the contributions they’ll make as we expand our efforts.
We’re counting down the hours: the WCN Expo is tomorrow!
If you’ll be in San Francisco, you should join us. We are excited to connect with fellow conservationists and wildlife lovers.
You can still register at wcnexpo.org. See you there! 🦇
It feels like just yesterday we launched the Park Biodiversity Observatory Network (Park-BON) in collaboration with @NigeriaParks. Now, we have concluded the trial phase. Here’s what we did…
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#ParkBON #SMACON #bats
A white-bellied pangolin’s schedule is tighter than you think. Foraging in the forest and aerating the soil are full-time jobs, and this one is clearly running on time.
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#pangolins
It’s the most spectacular night of the year! ✨
Tonight is special because we’re celebrating Bats - our little furry friends that make our nights healthier and a little more magical. 🦇
#InternationalBatNight @_BCT_
This World Mosquito Day🦟 , we're giving a well-deserved shout-out to one of nature's vector patrol. 🦇
Bats help control insect pest populations and mosquitoes, which makes them great nighttime allies.
Let's protect the #wildlife that helps us maintain healthy ecosystems.
Reflecting on International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we celebrate the communities whose knowledge, traditions, and stewardship have helped protect biodiversity for generations.
We are beyond excited to share that our 2022 West Africa Mammal Fellowship (WAMF) Fellow, Aicha Gomeh-Djame, has discovered two new bat species in Cameroon!
ALT Aicha Gomeh-Djame holding a bat
ALT An integrated taxonomic and conservation assessment of Glauconycteris (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in Cameroon, with the description of two new species from the Northwestern Congolian Lowland Forest
It’s been published in the ZooKeys journal, describing the Lobéké butterfly bat (named after the Lobéké National Park where the individuals were spotted) and the Baka butterfly bat (named in honor of the Baka people of Cameroon who live within and around the park).
It’s #WorldRangerDay !
We celebrate the incredible rangers who are working with us to protect threatened small mammal species, in collaboration with the National Park Service @NigeriaParks, across protected areas in Nigeria.
Thank you, Rangers, for all that you do.
ALT Oba Hills National Park Rangers
They’re monitoring biodiversity and supporting our local Forest Guardian teams in preventing wildfires.
Park Rangers play a vital role in conservation, and they work really hard to ensure that these protected areas stay safe.
#WorldRangerDay
Celebrating #WorldNatureConservationDay !
Thanks to our partnership with the Cross River National Park, rangers are set to patrol the park to find and protect important roosting caves, ensuring that bats like this Horseshoe bat can continue protecting our forests.
@NigeriaParks
Come see us in LA! 🦇
We've got two events in one week exploring wildlife and wildfire resilience. Whether you're curious about bats or passionate about wildfire resilience, or just looking for a fun evening, we'd love to see you.
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Celebrating the #InternationalDayoftheTropics today because the #Tropics deserve more than just 24 hours of our attention!
From bats to pangolins, the tropics supports the most #biodiversity.
Though threatened by climate change amongst others, it remains the most underequipped to face it.
As we reflect on the day, we are reminded of the urgency to protect the tropics and the #wildlife it supports.