To celebrate the world’s only flying mammals, 2027 will be the International Year of the Bats! The Year of the Bats website is now live — please visit to learn how you can contribute if you are interested. There will be more content added as we approach the start of 2027. In the mean time, […]
Get ready for International Year of the Bats 2027! Read More »
Check out some of the recently completed resources completed by GBatNet Working Groups and partners! BatLit – The Bat Literature Project A freely available, versioned, multilingual, and citable digital archive of over 20,000 publications of bat research and bibliographic metadata hosted on Zenodo. Bat Taxonomic Alignment – A standardized review of bat names across multiple
Highlighted Resources Read More »
Our colleagues at GBatNet member network Bat Conservation Africa would like to invite everyone to join or update their membership with the network! They invite everyone from the global bat community to join BCA to better share opportunities, facilitate connections across the continent and grow our global network of students, scholars and citizens passionate about conserving
Update your membership with Bat Conservation Africa Read More »
Our member network, Global South Bats, has announced that they will be hosting their 2nd networking workshop and field course on bat identification, ecology, and conservation from 10 to 21 February, 2025 in Langkawi and Gomantong Cave, Malaysia. The workshop is open to nationals from the Global South, as defined by the United Nations, who
Global South Bats announces 2nd networking workshop and field course Read More »
Profile pages for all of our new students are now up! You can find them on the About page, or click through here to learn about each of our new student representatives! Nathaly Nicole Camargo Quiroga Lexi Frank Cheyenne Graham Andrea Bernal-Rivera Robin Rowland Sophio Maglakelidze Beatriz Dybas da Natividade Chiara Scaramella Franck Meyo Md
New Student Profiles Posted Read More »
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest round of GBatNet Student Selection! They will be working alongside the leadership team, network leaders, working group leaders, and our existing cohort of GBatNet student representatives to advance the mission and vision of GBatNet, and we’re very excited to have them join us! Please welcome
Please welcome our new GBatNet Student Reps! Read More »
GBatNet is now ready to recruit its next cohort of students! If you are interested in joining us to contribute to furthering the GBatNet mission, please check out the information on the second round of selection here. The deadline for application is January 15, 2024. Please spread the news out to any students who may
Application to GBatNet Student Selection 2024 is now open! Read More »
We are back from summer vacation and will have our fifth “My Field for Dummies” webinar on echolocation coming up on September 6th at 9 to 10 AM Eastern US time. You can find more details and the RSVP for the event here.
My Field for Dummies is Back! Read More »
We have our fourth “My Field for Dummies” webinar on immunology coming up on June 14th at 9 to 10 AM Eastern US time. You can find more details and the RSVP for the event here. A playlist of all past “My Field for Dummies” webinars has also been set up through our YouTube channel,
Upcoming “My Field for Dummies” Webinars and Playlist Read More »
Save the date for our inaugural “My Field for Dummies” webinar series! February 22, 2023 – 9 AM Eastern US (UTC -5) Dr. Melissa Ingala will discuss the field of microbiome research as it pertains to bats. No expertise needed, all levels are welcome! Check back on the Event page for the webinar for more
“My Field for Dummies” – Microbiomes webinar Read More »
