@Batty_AMA

Conservation research for Bat Conservation International | Biology at Texas A&M U | roller derby, mntn biking | crafty, craft beer enthusiast

 College Station, TX
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Joined May 2016
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Hello! I'm Amanda, an #actuallivingscientist studying #bats & echolocation around the world. Support research and conservation!
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Here is her open access chapter on Transforming Practice. Wonderful that @BatConIntl and some other organisations have flipped to being evidence based. We seem close to a tipping point where is just become unacceptable not to reflect on the evidence. openbookpublishers.com/books…

12. Transforming Practice: Checklists for Delivering Change

Delivering a revolution in evidence use requires a cultural change across society. For a wide range of groups (practitioners, knowledge brokers, organisations, organisational leaders, policy makers,...

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Bill Sutherland@Bill_Sutherland27 Jul 2023
Winifred Frick was part of the team writing a chapter on how organisations can deliver effective conservation including creating a checklist. She thus realised the need for someone to embedding evidence in practice so hired Teague O’Mara #ICCB2023
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@FrickWinifred sharing the global work and strategies of @BatConIntl with @ICCB2023. Esp protecting endangered #bats in caves, like in Jamaica batcon.org/for-the-love-of-j…
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I continue to be impressed with @FrickWinifred, adapting to technical difficulties and giving a stellar talk with or without slides.
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Matthew McKown @CMI_SantaCruz shares the secrets of how to study under/unrepresented species in acoustic reference libraries. How do we find it if we don't know what it sounds like? How the critically endangered Lamotte's roundleaf #bat was found...@BatConIntl @ICCB2023
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Carly Batist sharing the incredible work @RainforestCx is pioneering across the global with acoustic monitoring. In Sumatra they have a wealth of data showing that birds respond positively forest restoration! @ICCB2023
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Announcing @BatConIntl and @USFWSIntl collaboration on #bat #conservation and #OneHealth with MENTOR-Bat in Colombia, Cameron, Indonesia. Applications for fellows in each country will open in Sept 2023 @ICCB2023
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Just wrapped up the presentations on Advancing #Bat #Conservation in Africa by six of the top bat researchers across Africa @ICCB2023! Join us for the round table discussion in MK2 now! @BatConIntl @African_Bat
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Today is Endangered Species Day! The Northern long-eared #bat only gained the protection of the Endangered Species Act in March 2023, and this species is being attacked. The House will soon vote to remove the protections. batcon.org/defend-the-endang…
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Check out this interesting paper! Caves are important to many species of #bats, but bats also impact the caves Great photos in the paper. #PLOSONE Bats as ecosystem engineers in iron ore caves in the Carajás National Forest Brazilhttps://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267870
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"There is no need to fear bats, but there is an obligation to help them since there are ramifications for our ecosystem and economy if they disappear completely." @FrickWinifred @BatConIntl theweathernetwork.com/en/new…

Only scary thing about bats is the rate of their population decline - The Weather Network

Bat populations are in trouble across North America, with more than half of the known species in jeopardy of seeing a serious decline in the next 15 years. We explore what's happening and why, and...

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Check out this exciting new paper on sampling bats with eDNA!
Prof. Elizabeth Clare 🧬🦇@Dr_bat_girl26 Apr 2023
Our first paper on airborne #eDNA for applied ecology - roost monitoring for #bats ! A model of how species at risk could be tracked using non-invasive air samples. With @NatureMetrics, @Nancy_Bat and led by Nina Garrett. peerj.com/articles/14772/

Out of thin air: surveying tropical bat roosts through air sampling of eDNA

Understanding roosting behaviour is essential to bat conservation and biomonitoring, often providing the most accurate methods of assessing bat population size and health. However, roosts can be...

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Happy #BatAppreciationDay! I am so excited to share the first-ever State of the Bats report! This is the first product from the North American Bat Conservation Alliance (NABCA), which includes @USFWS @USFWS_WNS @USGS @environmentca @Conabio @UNAM_MX @wbwgorg @BatConIntl & more
Bat Conservation International@BatConIntl17 Apr 2023
🦇We have a huge 𝑩𝑨𝑻 𝑨𝑷𝑷𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑰𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵 𝑫𝑨𝒀 announcement! Today, the North American Bat Conservation Alliance released the first ever #StateOfTheBats report. Stateofthebats.org
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🦇What do you love most about bats? #BatAppreciationDay
Art depiction of desert bat and jungle bat.

ALT Art depiction of desert bat and jungle bat.

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eBay: STOP the killing of bats for decoration - Sign the Petition! chng.it/NrJMhWCS via @Change

Sign the Petition

STOP the selling of murdered bats for decoration!

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I'm happy to be representing @BatConIntl at the @TAMU Center for Health and Nature Symposium today. I'm sharing our work on #bats, #OneHealth, and #EnvironmentalJustice.
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"Put yourself in the path of beauty" my favorite advice of the weekend @ATGExpo from the voice of Charlie Brown
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Challenge to everyone @ATGExpo I'm going to WIN @SmartTrivia. Come join in the South Ballroom and see if you can beat me 🦇
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Okay @ATGExpo I'm killin' it with 2 out of 2 @SMRTtrivia it's in the bag.
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@SMRTtrivia "MacGyver is Forever"
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Daaaang sorry @SMRTtrivia You are freaking awesome! I'm sure @SmartTrivia is nice too but...
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Oh wow. I've never seen trivia like this. @SmartTrivia I'm blown away and I want an I AM SO SMART t-shirt.
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