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Global Union of Bat Diversity Networks
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Bringing together 14 existing bat networks for exploring complementary aspects of bats to facilitate & enhance research addressing diversification & sustainability.
🦇LAST WEEK TO SUBMIT! 🦇

Do you have a talent for design? Be the winner for the GBatNet LOGO CONTEST for the 2027 YEAR OF THE BAT!

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October 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Come join Dr. Phillip J. Oelbaum for his talk entitled “Niche Interests: Understanding Ecological Niches of Bats”! Dr. Oelbaum. His research uses isotopes to study trophic positions of bats in a community context.

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October 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
DONT FORGET! The Year of the Bat logo contest goes through the end of October! Follow the link to submit your design 🦇

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October 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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We are excited to announce our next speaker, bat researcher and talented photographer Dr. José Martínez-Fonseca! Come join for his talk “Bats in Focus: Wildlife Through Research and Photography! The talk will be available FREE via Zoom on 01 October 2025 at 9 AM Eastern US Time.
September 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Just because it is over a year away, doesn't mean we cant be EXCITED! And paired with the announcement that there are now *1500* different species of bats, we have every reason to be excited!

SAVE THE DATE! 2027 is the International Year of the Bats!
September 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
2027 is going to be THE YEAR OF THE BATS!

A global celebration of the world’s only flying mammals and the vital roles they play in our ecosystems.

ENTER NOW!
www.yearofthebats.org
September 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Come join PhD Student Cheyenne Graham for her talk “Love across species lines: A crash course in hybridization”. The talk will be available FREE via Zoom on 03 September 2025 at 9 AM Eastern US Time. RSVP FOR FREE!
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August 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
August 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This was a great week for GBatNet Student Representatives at the annual American Society of Mammalogists meeting! Two GBatNet student reps were elected to the Board of Directors, and two others were honored with scholarship!
July 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Come join Dr. Gerald Carter, Associate Professor at Princeton University. The talk will be available FREE via Zoom on 02 July 2025 at 9 AM Eastern US Time, and available on YouTube.

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June 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
NEXT WEEK!

Join GBatNet representative Andrea Bernal Rivera for this months talk “Buffet for bats: A feast of dietary diversity”! The talk will be available FREE via Zoom on 04 June 2025 at 9 AM Eastern US Time, and available for afterwards on the GBatNet YouTube channel.

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May 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
THIS WEEK!

Join Dr. Reed Crawford for his talk “A global review of bat box research”! The talk will be available FREE via Zoom on 07 May 2025 at 9 AM Eastern US Time, and made available for viewing afterwards on the GBatNet YouTube channel.

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May 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Join Dr. Reed Crawford for his talk “A global review of bat box research”! The talk will be available FREE via Zoom on 07 May 2025 at 9 AM Eastern US Time, and made available for viewing afterwards on the GBatNet YouTube channel.

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April 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
April 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Come join PhD Candidate, Connor Burgin, for his talk titled “Why and how are museums are used in bat research?” The talk will be on 09 April 2025 at 9 AM Eastern US Time, and will be made available after on YouTube.

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March 31, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Come join GBatNet Student Rep Pedro Monico, PhD candidate at Rutgers University for his presentation on how we use biogeography to study bats. The talk will be via Zoom on 05 March 2025, 9 AM USET, and on the YouTube channel after.

FREE TO REGISTER!

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February 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Exciting postdoctoral opportunity!
February 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Join Dr. Anica Miller-Rushing, a STEM Education Research Associate, for her talk “Informal science education research techniques to consider for more effective science education outreach efforts”.
FREE via Zoom on 05 Feb 2025, 9 AM USET
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February 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM