@jonrflanders

Director, Endangered Species Interventions at Bat Conservation International. Tweets are my own.

 New Orleans, LA
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Joined March 2014
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
SWB New Orleans@SWBNewOrleansJul 25
The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO), in consultation with the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has issued a precautionary boil water advisory (BWA) for the Westbank of New Orleans which includes: -Entire Westbank
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In collaboration with @BatConIntl & @RwandaWildlife, roosting sites of the Critically Endangered and endemic Hill’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hilli) &the Cameroon leaf-nosed bat (Doryrhina camerunensis) have been identified in #Nyungwe & are monitored monthly. Photos: Drew B.
Hills horseshoe bat

ALT Hills horseshoe bat

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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
RoostersWorldja
@RoostersWorldja4 Feb 2024
What is the impact of large-scale bat guano on caves in Jamaica? Please share it with your social media family, as a number of people are not aware of the impacts of large-scale guano mining. #Roostersworldja #Jamaica #bat #biologist
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
Rachel Fobar@rfobar14 Dec 2023
Big news: This week, Miami-Dade County voted 9-1 to withdraw a proposal that would have extended the Miami Wilds water park’s lease. The final vote to rescind the lease permanently will be in January. nationalgeographic.com/anima…

Is this paradise—or a parking lot? This Florida ecosystem is a battleground.

A rare habitat that’s home to endangered wildlife abuts the parking lot of a zoo with about one million visitors each year—and is also the site of a proposed water park.

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In a huge win for the Florida bonneted bat (although it's not over yet) Miami-Dade County commissioners have voted to withdraw an extension to the development lease agreement with Miami Wilds, the water park and retail development that was planned to be built on critical pine rocklands habitat outside of Zoo Miami. 📷Federico Acevedo, Tropical Audubon Society Learn more at batcon.org/press/miami-wilds…
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Ron Magill@RonMagill13 Dec 2023
t1.news.mcclatchydc.com/r/?i… I am so proud of everyone who worked so hard to make this happen! I'm especially thankful to @MayorDaniella and most of the Miami-Dade Commissioners, who truly listened to our concerns and did the right thing! You have restored my faith in government!
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Rachel Fobar@rfobar11 Dec 2023
Florida's pine rockland ecosystem is chock full of rare, imperiled species. But development and urbanization have slowly chipped away at the rocklands. Now, developers plan to build a water park next to one of the most intact remaining plots. nationalgeographic.com/anima…

Is this paradise—or a parking lot? This Florida ecosystem is a battleground.

A rare habitat that’s home to endangered wildlife abuts the parking lot of a zoo with about one million visitors each year—and is also the site of a proposed water park.

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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
NEPA@nepajamaica11 Dec 2023
#TeamNEPA joined w/ @BatConIntl for an informative presentation on the importance of bats in wildlife conservation at Port Antonio High School. See the highlights.
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Lauren Jonaitis@Everglades_Laur7 Dec 2023
Thank you @rfobar and @NatGeo for writing on such an important topic! We must preserve the last remaining critically endangered pine rocklands and the #endangered species that call it home! @tropicalaudubon Read more, here: nationalgeographic.com/anima… – at Miami, FL

Is this paradise—or a parking lot? This Florida ecosystem is a battleground.

A rare habitat that’s home to endangered wildlife abuts the parking lot of a zoo with about one million visitors each year—and is also the site of a proposed water park.

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Today, @endangered is releasing their Top Ten Report: Ten Stories of Hope. First on the list is Miami's Critically Endangered Florida bonneted bat. Discover the stories and the people who are helping to bring these species back: endangered.org/ten-stories-o… #ESA50 📷 Melqui Gamba-Rios
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NEW BAT DROP! Adopt the Critically Endangered Jamaican flower bat for only $30! Adoption includes: - a plush stuffed bat toy! - an official adoption certificate - complete species profile information for the bat of your choice - helping BCI protect bats around the world Makes a great gift for the bat-lover in your life. 😉 batcon.org/adopt-a-bat/
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
Sharlene Santana@SESantanaM11 Oct 2023
The (new and #OA) Journal of North American #Bat Research is now live and accepting submissions! Please spread the word! eaglehill.us/programs/journa…
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Ron Magill@RonMagill24 Nov 2023
floridaphoenix.com/2023/11/2… I want to thank journalist, @craigtimes, for this column. I appreciate his words more than I can say as they have truly lifted me through these somewhat stressful times.

Commentary: Be thankful for Florida whistleblowers like Ron Magill • Florida Phoenix

This is the time of year I always feel compelled to remind everyone that the first Thanksgiving took place in Florida. It happened about 50 years before the Pilgrims showed up. The attendees were...

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The @Naturalistja , in collaboration with @BatConIntl *Bat Trek* (an exciting night stroll) on *Monday 13 November 2023* at *5:30pm* at @hopegardensja Register to participate at bit.ly/nhsjbat-trek2023. – at Jamaica
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MIAMI! Stand up for Florida bonneted bats and their habitat this Saturday 10AM-2PM. Join us for music, face painting, and wildlife encounters all in the name of saving the pine rocklands. bit.ly/LetThemThrive #LetThemThrive #ZooMiami
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
Jennifer Barros@Jennifersbarros28 Oct 2023
Very happy to share my new paper about bat species in Brazilian caves!! 🦇🦇❤️❤️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Species richness, occurrence and rarity of bats in Brazilian caves

In this study, we investigated the influence of lithology on bat species richness and rarity in caves. We updated the number of bat species occurring in Brazilian caves to 81 and classified the...

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Lauren Jonaitis@Everglades_Laur27 Oct 2023
Please join us and bring your friends! Click the link to register: eventbrite.com/e/letthemthri… @tropicalaudubon
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
Ron Magill@RonMagill20 Oct 2023
youtu.be/ffiNDPnJssg?si=rinq… Thanks to the CLEO Institute for allowing me to tell my side of the story on the Miami Wilds debacle on their "House on Fire" podcast. This is the most important fight that I have been in in my 43+ year career. I hope that you can listen and share.

House on Fire podcast: Ron Magill: Miami’s Renowned Animal Lover...

Ron Magill, who has been a zookeeper and conservationist in Miami f...

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Ron Magill@RonMagill19 Oct 2023
Please join me as we try to make history by trying to stop the construction of a water park on critical habitat at Zoo Miami. This project not only threatens the lives of endangered wildlife, it threatens the quality of life for all of us. Help us stop it! #LetThemThrive
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
Laura Torrent 🦇@arualentina17 Oct 2023
Marvelous video about how urban expansion changes animal behavior in #neotropical tungara #frogs 🌃 -> ❌🦇 -> 🎤🐸 💜 🐸 @stri_panama By @cookedillustra #HabitatFragmentation @globalsouthbats @BatConIntl @jonrflanders @nacho_herp @diegojsantana @Relcom_ youtu.be/VnRXR3g8yJ4?si=RbMY…
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