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The Part of Bat Research BAT CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL ISSUE 1 • 2020 // BATCON.ORG THE STINKY PART OF BAT RESEARCH Scholarship recipients explore bats’ role in pollinating the world’s most pungent fruit VIETNAM’S LARGEST SPECIES SPOTLIGHT: TRACING BRACKEN BAT COLONY JAMAICAN FLOWER BAT CAVE’S PAST Experience the thrill of the bat-nado! BCI’s Bracken Cave Preserve is the summer home to the For more details on largest known colony of bats anywhere in the world. Only BCI members have access to experience this awe-inspiring bat the changes to BCI’s emergence at Member Night Bat Flights. membership program, As we shift to a February membership renewal cycle, make visit batcon.org/ sure your membership is up to date when registration membership/faq. opens this March for the 2020 Member Bat Flight Season (May–September). Renew batcon.org/renew Join batcon.org/join Give a gift membership batcon.org/giftmem Not sure about your membership status? Email [email protected] PHOTO: JONATHAN ALONZO / BAT CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL ISSUE 1 • 2020 bats INSIDE THIS ISSUE FEATURES 08 THE PRIDE OF TAN LAP A scientist is turning the tide for Vietnam’s largest bat colony THE STINKY PART OF BAT RESEARCH 12 Exploring bats’ role in pollinating durian Photo: ChristianPhoto: Dietz OFF THE BAT Mike Daulton, BCI’s [PAGE 6] BAT SQUAD 02 executive director, reflects Color by number of the on our conservation efforts 25 Jamaican Flower Bat SPECIES SPOTLIGHT A look at the Jamaican Our Making a Difference section of Flower Bat Bats magazine is under construction! BCI 06 will be improving our donor recognition processes in the coming year through the development of an annual report. We BAT CHATS Q&A with look forward to the opportunity to more appropriately thank and feature those who Dr. Nancy Simmons 23 Photo: Angelo Soto-Centeno contribute to BCI and our work. NEWS & UPDATES BAT SIGNALS FIELD NOTES BCI news and Research news from 03 conservation updates 18 around the globe Saving the Florida bonneted bat Bracken Cave’s wild history Sanctuary for Fijian free-tailed bat LiDAR imaging technology North American Symposium helps protect bats on Bat Research What to do if you ON THE COVER “Bats on the Brink,” a song encounter a bat Durian fruit [PAGE 5] by Mister G Image: istock.com/miralex Photo: Julian Parker Burns batcon.org bats { 01 batoff the A FEW WORDS OF INTRODUCTION FROM YOUR FRIENDS AT BCI Bat Conservation International (BCI) is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to protecting bats and their Lasting Impact essential habitats around the world. A copy of our current financial statement and registration filed by By MIKE DAULTON the organization may be obtained by contacting our office in Austin, below, or by visiting batcon.org. he crisis in Australia has This past year, we’ve led the cre- Main Office Washington, D.C. shocked the world as devas- ation of the first-ever bat sanctuary 500 North Capital 1012 14th Street, NW of Texas Highway, Suite 905 tating bushfires have ravaged in Fiji, a significant step in ensuring T Building 1 Washington, D.C. parts of the country. Fueled by the survival of the critically endan- Austin, TX 78746 20005 drought and extreme rises in tem- gered Fijian free-tailed bat. We also 512-327-9721 512-327-9721 peratures, millions of acres have completed the largest agave resto- been destroyed and countless ani- ration project in the history of the Managing Editor Chief Editor mals have perished, including many United States by planting more than Kristen Pope Javier Folgar of Australia’s endangered flying 2,600 agaves in southeastern Arizona Contributors foxes. Our heart goes out to all who to provide food to nectar-feeding Alyson Brokaw / Proofreader have been impacted. bats. In Jamaica, we’ve completed a Lisa Murdock / Proofreader With these major factors at play, conservation road map to secure the the threats to bats have never been purchase of an important cave—the Publication Management GLC greater. However, there is hope. last-known roost of some of the most Bats welcomes queries from writers. Send your article We must make the investment endangered mam- proposal in a brief outline form and a description of now to end bat extinctions. mals on earth. And any photos, charts or other graphics to the Editor at [email protected]. Developing solutions to emerging that’s just the tip of TALK TO US and serious threats, like extreme the iceberg. Members: We welcome your feedback. Please send Share your thoughts letters to the Editor to . Changes and feedback with [email protected] changes to the seasons, requires Our lasting impact of address may be sent to [email protected] innovative research and global can even be seen Bats magazine at or to BCI at our Austin, Texas, address above. Please allow capacity-building. Here at BCI, that from work done [email protected] four weeks for the change of address to take effect. is what we are all about. in the late 1980s, As a science-based and results- when President Board of Directors Dr. Cullen Geiselman, Chair focused organization, we have a Reagan signed a bill authorizing Donald R. Kendall, Jr. Danielle Gustafson, Andy Sansom proven track record for success, the creation of the National Park Treasurer Dr. Nancy Simmons and 2019 was no different. of American Samoa, protecting the Eileen Arbues Susan Wallace critical habitat of declining Pacific Dr. Charles C. Chester Joe Walston island flying foxes. This landmark George ‘Timo’ Hixon legislation was made possible through intensive efforts by BCI, its Science Advisory Committee Dr. Gary McCracken Dr. Paul Racey Our collective work is members and friends, and Samoan Dr. Nancy Simmons Dr. Liliana Davalos conservationists. Our collective Dr. Tigga Kingston Dr. Danilo Russo being recognized even work is being recognized even 35+ Dr. Stuart Parsons years later by the U.S. government, as it releases the National Park Senior Staff 35+ years later by the Mike Daulton, Executive Director of American Samoa 2020 quarter Kevin Pierson, Chief Conservation Officer U.S. government, as it featuring the Samoan fruit bat. Mylea Bayless, Senior Director, Network and Partnerships As you can see, with your Winifred Frick, Chief Scientist releases the National continued support, we can keep Michael Nakamoto, Chief Operations Officer making a lasting impact on bat Park of American Visit BCI’s website at batcon.org and the following conservation worldwide. There is social media sites: hope. Together, we have the power Samoa 2020 quarter Facebook.com/batcon to end bat extinctions. Twitter.com/BatConIntl featuring the Samoan Instagram.com/ Mike Daulton batconservationinternational fruit bat. BCI Executive Director 02 }bats Issue 1 2020 Bat houses for the Florida bonneted bat are installed higher off the ground than typical bat houses to allow more bat room for the bats—which have a 20-inch wingspan—to take off. BCI UPDATES AND CONSERVATION NEWS PARTNERSHIP Saving Bats The FPL Bat Lab at Zoo Miami works to save rarest bat species in the U.S. Only found in southern Florida, the federally endangered about the insects they eat and their range in an urban Florida bonneted bat (Eumops floridanus) is the rarest environment. bat species in the U.S. In order to learn more about the Sometimes, Florida bonneted bats roost in buildings, typ- species and work to protect it, BCI partnered with Florida ically in the Spanish tiles of historic homes. One of the lab’s Power & Light Company and Zoo Miami to open the priorities includes providing secure places for these bats to FPL Bat Lab at Zoo Miami in October 2019. This unique live where they are not in conflict with homeowners. To do lab is dedicated this, we are installing 40 specially engineered artificial bat to monitoring bat roosts throughout Miami-Dade County. Sixteen are already population health, installed, and half of these were quickly occupied. Affixed to educating the utility poles, the hurricane-resistant roosts are higher off the community, and ground than typical bat houses to allow the species more furthering knowl- room for takeoff edge about this rare due to its 20-inch species, including wingspan and GO ONLINE Florida bonneted bat learning more wing shape. To learn more about the FPL Bat Lab, visit MiamiBatLab.org Photos: M GambaRios M Photos: batcon.org bats { 03 bat The team received permission from the village chief to enter the cave and use cutting-edge LiDAR technology to create 3D images of the cave. SANCTUARY StrategicSafe land Haven acquisition completes sanctuary for endangered Fijian free-tailed bat o reach Fiji’s Nakanacagi Cave, BCI team members must fly to Fiji’s main island, hop a plane to the small island Tof Vanua Levu and then trek to the cave entrance. BCI team members have made this arduous journey about twice a year for the last several years with an important goal in mind: They were working to strategically acquire 22 hectares of land to create a sanctuary for the endangered Fijian free-tailed bat (Chaerophon bregullae). In October 2019, BCI, in partnership with the Rainforest Trust and the National Trust of Fiji, finalized the acquisition of the remaining parcel of land to ensure long-term protection of the 22-hectare sanctuary. Nakanacagi Cave is the only known maternity colony roost of the Fijian free-tailed bat, and it is the only known roost in all of Fiji. In fact, with an estimated population of 5,000 bats using the cave, this single roost appears to represent more than 95% of the species’ global population. On the team’s last visit, they also received permission from the village chief to enter the cave and use cutting-edge LiDAR technology to create 3D images of the cave, and to assess how to carry out the complicated process of removing aging metal pipes that run through it.
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