One of our favorite weeks of the year, Bat Week is just around the corner!
Bat Week is a great time to learn more about the role of bats in ecosystems around the world and about conservation efforts to protect bat populations.
Bats are important pollinators, seed dispersal agents, and pest controllers. But bat populations are threatened by habitat loss, pesticide use, white nose syndrome, and other factors.
We’ve compiled some resources that can help you learn more, get involved, and celebrate Bat Week!
Batweek.org
Learn more about bats, search a calendar of events near you, explore their fun activities, and find out how you can get involved.
Bat Resources from Natural Inquirer
Explore our bat-related resources!
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Ted Weller, Ecologist
- M.S., Humboldt State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An ecologist studies the interaction between animals, their environment, and the weather. In my work, I study how those interactions change among seasons.
- M.S., Humboldt State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An ecologist studies the interaction between animals, their environment, and the weather. In my work, I study how those interactions change among seasons.
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Roger W. Perry, Wildlife Biologist
- Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A wildlife biologist studies wild animals, their populations, and their habitats.
- Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A wildlife biologist studies wild animals, their populations, and their habitats.
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Susan Loeb, Conservation Biologist
- Ph.D., University of California, Davis
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Conservation ecology is the study of plants and animals in their natural and human-impacted environments to determine what they need to maintain healthy populations.
- Ph.D., University of California, Davis
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Conservation ecology is the study of plants and animals in their natural and human-impacted environments to determine what they need to maintain healthy populations.
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Sybill K. Amelon, Wildlife Ecologist
- Ph.D., Missouri-Columbia
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A wildlife ecologist studies native animal species at multiple levels of biological organization, from genetics of wildlife populations to interactions of wildlife ecosystem processes.
- Ph.D., Missouri-Columbia
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A wildlife ecologist studies native animal species at multiple levels of biological organization, from genetics of wildlife populations to interactions of wildlife ecosystem processes.
National Park Service: Bat Week
Our friends over at the National Park Service get in on the Bat Week fun, too! Check out their page for lots of resources, activities, and more!
