Many years later, I finally got a good slow-mo of a bat release—helped by the fact it was a big slow bat: the Wahlberg’s epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi), caught near the tea plantations of Mount Mulanje🦇⛰️☕️

#bats #Malawi #mulanje #mountmulanje #fieldwork #nature #wildlife #conservation

Two for one! We knew from radiotracking that there were a few lions in the area, but it was a nice surprise to have them join us while we watched the cheetah. A worthwhile weekend escape with @leastracq.bsky.social to Liwonde National Park! 🦁🐆

#Wildlife #LiwondeNationalPark #Lions #Cheetah #Malawi

POV: You get distracted by some bats in a tree for just a moment… and a monkey steals your dinner 🐒🌳

#WildlifeEncounters #MonkeyBusiness #VervetMonkey #Monkey #Malawi #KutiWildlifeReserve

Myself and the @africanbatcon.bsky.social team have escaped the city for some fieldwork at Kuti Wildlife Reserve, helping a student investigate how lighting affects bat behaviour! 🦇🌿

We started the day with a few zebras for company at breakfast! 🦓☕

#Fieldwork #WildlifeConservation #Bats #Malawi

Straw-coloured fruit bats emerging at dusk! 🦇

My team at @africanbatcon.bsky.social and Land & Lake Safaris hosted a bat walk in Lilongwe on Friday, where we were joined by around 80 people. Great to see so much interest in bats!

#conservation #bats #nature #lilongwe #malawi #fruitbats #wildlife

It was nice to spend a few weeks away from Malawi and back to the UK for some miserable weather. New Years in the Lake District was particularly wet and windy, but otherwise fun 🌬🌧⛰️

#lakedistrict #outdoors #hiking #nature #lakes #mountains #lakewindermere #coniston #pikeofblisco

Straw-coloured fruit bats in Lilongwe, Malawi! 🦇

These mammals have the largest mammal migration on Earth! Every year, around 10 million of them gather in Kasanka National Park, Zambia—covering an area the size of just 3 football pitches 🌍

#Wildlife #FruitBats #Bats #Conservation #Lilongwe #Nature

Visited Thumbi West Island on lake Malawi for sunset, and had a few African fish eagles to keep us company🦅

#fisheagle #eagle #nature #malawi #wildlife #outdoors #lakemalawi #lake #island #capemaclear