Dr Allybatz
@allysonwalsh.bsky.social
No Guano here. Just bats. 🦠🦇 A conservation scientist cherishing bats, ecohealth, and stories. Lover of days spent gardening, drinking gin and Hygge evenings in.
Our new paper (brilliantly led by @theflyingpat.bsky.social) shows that birds & bats can naturally suppress rice pests in West African rice landscapes - offering a sustainable solution as global rice demand grows. www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/research-rev... @jesusoxford.bsky.social @iccs.bsky.social
Please share widely, we only have one week to raise £10,000! Register to be notified when the campaign goes live here: forms.office.com/e/84S5utrSYH
Cools science and a refreshing opening line for an article. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Grisly recording reveals bat catching, killing and eating robin mid-flight
Before the Spanish study, some scientists had been sceptical about the mammals attacking migratory birds
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Eight bat researchers mostly from Asia and Africa refused entry into Australia to attend global scientific event
Organisers say move will damage nation’s scientific standing as government refuses to comment on why group of scientists were refused entry
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Is it you we’re looking for? We are looking for a Biodiversity Training Officer. We have a 1 year part- time contract to lead training for our Built environments and Woodland projects at the Bat Conservation Trust . Apply by 14 Jul. www.bats.org.uk/the-trust/jo...
Biodiversity Training Officer - Jobs / Contracts - Bat Conservation Trust
Part-time (30 hrs/week), 12 months fixed term
bats.org.uk
🦇2 week countdown!! Between 22-29 April any donations up to £5K will be DOUBLED! This a great opportunity to raise at least £10K for our work to support UK bat groups. Subscribe to get notified when the campaign does live: forms.office.com/e/jwPMPhiKWf #GreenMatchFund
Bat Conservation Trust@batconservation.bsky.social · last yr.We are delighted to have been selected by @biggive.bsky.social for this year's #GreenMatchFund , so every donation we receive up to £5,000 will be doubled! We'll only have 1 week, 22-29 April, to raise these funds! Register to be notified when the campaign goes live: forms.office.com/e/jwPMPhiKWf
Now this is an easy win for both developers and bats! 🦇 No additional effort to install and doesn't "ruin" the aesthetics of the building....if that's the opposition you are getting. @cieem.bsky.social
Bat Conservation Trust@batconservation.bsky.social · last yr.🦇BCT welcomes a brand new product to the #RoostPartnership - the Cladmate Bat Roost Box! This is a brand-new, innovative bat roosting product for new build construction, which has been designed for crevice dwelling bats that use cladded structures. More info here: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/bui...
Come and work with me!
Bat Conservation Trust@batconservation.bsky.social · last yr.We have an exciting vacancy for a new Bat Groups Officer. This is a part-time role (30 hours per week) and remote working is possible. The Bat Groups Officer supports bat groups and facilitates BCT’s formal relationships with them . Deadline: 10am Monday 28th April www.bats.org.uk/the-trust/jo...
Join our next regional conference in person or online. A great way to gain knowledge and create friendships in the bat conservation world. Booking closes soon, don't miss out www.bats.org.uk/our-work/con...
BOOK NOW - Our next regional conference will be held on 12 April 2025, at Ely College and on zoom. This one-day event is an opportunity for anyone interested in bats, from enthusiasts to professionals, to spend time updating their knowledge and developing skills www.bats.org.uk/our-work/con...
Conference registration and lodging are now open for #BatID2025! Sign up at batid.org by April 15! @bat-lady.bsky.social @virology.bsky.social @danjbecker.bsky.social @stephseifertphd.bsky.social
BatID 2025-International Symposium on the Infectious Diseases of Bats
Brook Lab
batid.org
They just look so smug right? Says a bat biologist. It is a good little read - and features in my work update slides today.
Kristian G. Andersen@kgandersen.bsky.social · last yr.Great little article from Smriti Mallapaty on where we stand on the question of the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🦇Did you know there is a rainforest in the UK? 😲 On the 28 Feb, Elliot, Project Officer for our Gobaith Coetir/ Woodland Hope project, is leading a FREE child-friendly guided walk exploring the fascinating lives of bats in the Celtic Rainforest! To book your place, email ebastos@bats.org.uk.
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Dr Orly Razgour@orlyrazgour.bsky.social · 2y agoPhD Alert! ⚠️⚠️ Come to do a PhD with me @universityofexeter.bsky.social and Animal and Plant Health Agency on 'Virome of British bats: A One Health approach to understanding disease emergence and environmental health'. Application deadline 28 Feb. #bats #zoonoses 🦇🦠 www.surrey.ac.uk/bbsrc-wessex...
Come join our merry team!
Bat Conservation Trust@batconservation.bsky.social · last yr.🦇 We are #recruiting! Seasonal Bat Advisors to work as part of the National Bat Helpline and play a vital role in advising and inspiring the public and other key stakeholders about bats in the UK, by sharing your passion for conservation. Deadline: 9am, 10th March www.bats.org.uk/the-trust/jo...
🦇 We are #recruiting! Seasonal Bat Advisors to work as part of the National Bat Helpline and play a vital role in advising and inspiring the public and other key stakeholders about bats in the UK, by sharing your passion for conservation. Deadline: 9am, 10th March https://buff.ly/4ibwcvZ...
Supported local businesses today …but not such a good result for me - ended up with 6 cupcakes…oops! Only ate one tho!
🦇 Book your in-person ticket by today (17 Feb) and your virtual ticket by 21 Feb here: www.bats.org.uk/scottish-bat-workers-conference
Claudia Gebhardt@claudiagebhardt.bsky.social · last yr.Today is your last chance to book for the Scottish Bat Conference! www.tickettailor.com/events/bctev... @batconservation.bsky.social
Posted without comment www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘This is a coup’: Trump and Musk’s purge is cutting more than costs, say experts
In slashing staff and disabling entire agencies the administration is lacerating the structures of US democracy
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Prof Christina Pagel@chrischirp.bsky.social · last yr.🧵"So this is how liberty dies..." Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up. I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
More fantastic work sequencing 🦇 genomes from the Bat1K Team!
Bat1K Genome Project@bat1kgenomes.bsky.social · 2y ago🚨Bat1K Paper Alert🚨There couldn’t be a better first post for us on this app - excited to share 10 new bat genomes and groundbreaking insights into bat immunity and viral resistance! 🌍🔬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"In every living thing there ticks a clock...": @david-farrier.bsky.social superb & unsettling on how "wild clocks"––spruce saplings, oyster colonies, reindeer herds––are falling out of synchronization as the Earth transforms. It’s becoming harder to keep time. emergencemagazine.org/essay/wild-c...
Wild Clocks – David Farrier
Attentive to the loss of age-old ecological relationships as “wild clocks” fall out of synchronization with each other, David Farrier imagines an opportunity to renew the rhythms by which we live and ...
emergencemagazine.org
Off to the spa ! A solitary day of peace, oil and bubbles all wrapped in big white fluffy robe. And just maybe some cake. Happy birthday to me !
🦇 This sweet girl has the mother of all dating challenges… “Very special sexy chick, new on the scene, desperately seeking blind dates, wild nights, dark basement hang outs, dinners, singing duets & cosy snuggles with hot young male lover. Hurry please, all the blokes are very old & almost dead.”
Alex Morss 🦇🏴☠️♾️@alexmorss.bsky.social · 2y ago🦇❤️🔥🦇 This is very exciting! Has Britain’s rarest, loneliest animal got a mate at long last? 😍 Update on the 3rd greater mouse-eared bat discovery last week, just when we thought it was going extinct in Britain. Bat folk are hoping to find out soon if she’s preggers. www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/01...
Serotine. One of my favourite #bats! I have a PhD available, using new methods to find serotine roosts and understand movement patterns. Will help to develop a rabies vaccination strategy: a priority for people and bats! Pls share! www.surrey.ac.uk/bbsrc-wessex... @batconservation.bsky.social 🦤🌍🦇
Ecology and phenology of the bat tick Argas (Carios) dewae (Acari: Argasidae). Parasitology. 2024;151(9):1035-1044. doi:10.1017/S0031182024000817
Snuggle up with this red pillow adorned with shimmering silver hearts - because who says Valentine's Day can't be a little batty? ❤ #bat #handmade #pillow #valentine #gift #love #heart #theoccasionalbat #valentinesday #red #silver #shopsmall #etsy ❤ theoccasionalbat.ets...
