Costa Rica’s Bat-Friendly HotelMerlin and I recently spent an especially productive week promoting bat conservation at the Harmony Hotel in northwestern Costa Rica…Mar 13, 2020Mar 13, 2020
Thai Adventures: Khao Chong PranFor me, our trip highlight was the visit to the Khao Chong Pran Cave in Ratchaburi Province. Nearly 40 years ago Buddhist monks who owned…Mar 2, 2020Mar 2, 2020
Thai Adventures — Cave BatsWe arrived at sunset at the OurLand Nature Reserve in Kanchanaburi Province, our home for the next 5 days. We quickly set up a few mist…Feb 25, 2020Feb 25, 2020
Wuhan Coronavirus Leads to More Premature Scapegoating of BatsThe source of human exposure to Wuhan virus, according to the January 29th edition of The New York Times, has yet to be identified…Feb 3, 2020Feb 3, 2020
Bat Flash! Respond to Nipah Virus WarningsSpeculation linking bats to rare but scary diseases has created a perfect storm of lucrative grant-getting and media readership. Like…Jan 16, 2020Jan 16, 2020
Merlin Tuttle's — 49th NASBR in Kalamazoo, MichiganThe 49th Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research was held in Kalamazoo, Michigan on October 23–26, 2019. It was hosted by Amy…Nov 8, 2019Nov 8, 2019
Bats Killing by Green Energy PoliciesLarge numbers of bats are being killed by green energy. We all wanted to believe in a source of energy that was clean and endlessly…Sep 9, 2019Sep 9, 2019
How to Choose Quality Bat HouseAs bat house quality and information of preferred mounting places have improved, size has become less important.Sep 2, 2019Sep 2, 2019
Renowned Photographer Aids Australia’s Flying FoxesDoug Gimesy ranks among the very best when it comes to wildlife photographers. His numerous awards include winning the Wildscreen Panda…Aug 21, 2019Aug 21, 2019
White Nose Syndrome: Can a Cure Be Effective?Amid media announcements that the fungus that causes a white-nose syndrome in bats has spread to California and growing public concern…Jul 26, 2019Jul 26, 2019