INVESTING IN THE WORLD’S

BAT CONSERVATION LEADERS2013 in Review

Sources: IUCN, Bat Conservation International

Sustainable bat conservation requires individuals with the

skills, commitment, and support to be effective.

Many of the regions in greatest need of bat conservation have

few, if any, bat conservationists.

We are changing this paradigm.

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These faces represent the growing bat conservation

movement around the globe.

© Renzo Vargas

These faces remind us of what we are protecting.

© José Gabriel Martínez © José Gabriel Martínez

© José Gabriel Martínez

“Successful global

strategies for biodiversity

conservation require

increasing reliance on

local leadership and

major investment in local

capacity.”Rodríguez, J.P., et al. “Globalization of Conservation: A

View from the South.” Science. Vol. 317. 10 August 2007.

pp. 755-756. www.sciencemag.org

© Luis Giron – PCM-El Salvador

BCI’s efforts in 2013

built upon the new

era for global bat

conservation

initiated by the

United Nation’s

“Year of the Bat”

celebration in 2011-

2012.

The African Bat Conservation Summit

40 individuals, 19 African countries, 5 days in Kenya

1 network

Bat Conservation Africa

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At conferences, workshops, and in the field, BCI works

with local bat champions throughout the Asia-Pacific

region.

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© Godfrey Jakosalem - PBCFI

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Training events and research grants for students in Latin America are

planting the seeds for future bat conservation.

© Renzo Vargas

© Leonora Torres Knoop© Laura Navarro

© Eder Hernandez-Ruiz © Luis Giron – PCM-El Salvador

© Fundación Chimbilako© Thomas Sattler

The new era of global bat conservation

requires scientific breakthroughs, innovative

field techniques, and, above all else, effective

leadership. As we enter 2014, BCI and our

many partners will continue investing in the

capacity of local bat conservationists to ensure

the future is bright for all of the world’s bats.

© Scott Heinrichs

The bats and BCI are extremely thankful for the many

donors, institutions, and individuals whose commitment of time and

resources makes our work possible.