Jon Flanders
@jonrflanders.bsky.social
Director, Endangered Species Interventions at Bat Conservation International. Posts are my own.
Sorry, completely missed this. No, this is a different cave - while it used to support Hildegarde’s tomb bat, the level of disturbance and construction above the cave has prompted them to abandon it. We found very few bats during this survey.
December 22, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Sorry, completely missed this. No, this is a different cave - while it used to support Hildegarde’s tomb bat, the level of disturbance and construction above the cave has prompted them to abandon it. We found very few bats during this survey.
Used to be. Sadly this is one of the historic Hildegarde’s roosts that has now been abandoned due to the level of development and disturbance above it.
December 17, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Used to be. Sadly this is one of the historic Hildegarde’s roosts that has now been abandoned due to the level of development and disturbance above it.
This bat was last seen in 1981, and this study was the first time its roost had been identified. You can read more about this in the Biodiversity Data Journal @pensoft.bsky.social
bdj.pensoft.net/article/8354...
bdj.pensoft.net/article/8354...
Rediscovery of the critically endangered Hill's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hilli) and other new records of bat species in Rwanda
For forty years, there has been growing uncertainty about whether Hill's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hilli) still persists in Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda. Only known from one small area within the Na...
bdj.pensoft.net
November 26, 2024 at 1:54 AM
This bat was last seen in 1981, and this study was the first time its roost had been identified. You can read more about this in the Biodiversity Data Journal @pensoft.bsky.social
bdj.pensoft.net/article/8354...
bdj.pensoft.net/article/8354...
Sorry, still getting used to the new platform! I work as part of the endangered species team at Bat Conservation International :)
November 18, 2024 at 4:29 AM
Sorry, still getting used to the new platform! I work as part of the endangered species team at Bat Conservation International :)