The New Hampshire Bat Project

🦇 INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL 🦇
A high-speed photograph of a Pallas' long-tongued bat feeding from the nectar deep within a flower.
Dr. Merlin D. Tuttle/Bat Conservation International/Science Source

Exaggerated Disease Warnings - Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation There is no documentation that Ebola, SARS, MERS, Hendra, or COVID-19 have ever been transmitted from bats to humans, though bats are often presented as the source of human infection. Such diseases are also often mentioned as though they are widespread, without admitting that they (excluding COVID-1...

What are your weekend plans? Cozying up like this Mediterranean horseshoe bat or spreading your wings?

📷 Hugo Wilcox/Foto Natura/Minden Pictures

Sweet Bat Portraits Dispel Stereotypes of These Incredibly Important Mammals

It’s been realllll good lately, y’all seen this yet?? ✨ 🦇 Rember August 26th is Merlin Tuttle Day! ✨ Thanks to Merlin’s life-long and continued dedication, Austin has become a world leader in demonstrating that bats make invaluable and safe neighbors. Austin Mayor Steve Adler officially proclaimed the holiday in honor of Merlin’s success in saving the city’s now world-famous bats.​​​​​​​​
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How are you going to celebrate this year? You and your best friend and a casual acquaintance could all join Merlin on a sunset bat catching cruise! 🦇 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/merlin-tuttle-day-private-sunset-bat-watching-cruise-with-batman-himself-tickets-353797316297 🦇 ​​​​​​​​
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