Bats are misunderstood and underappreciated. Bat Conservation International gives bats a voice. Their magazine is full of wonderful information about how they are working around the globe to protect bats and the environment.
BCI is a wonderful organization that is taking big strides in protecting one of natures most essential critters, and increasing the public's awareness to the value and importance of bats!
Thank you BCI!
I have been a member of BCI for many years. I am a licensed wildlife rehabilitator who specializes in bats and before that, a bat love since childhood. I appreciate the quality of the research conducted and fostered by BCI on this most human-helping species. BCI has also nearly single handedly helped to increase people's knowledge about the environmental importance of bats, their vulnerability, and how we can help. They provide a wealth of information, like the bat house builder's' handbook, information for all ages, products and everything related to bats world wide. They even have great bat books, clothes, and other merchandise. I donate almost exclusively to BCI, and plan to leave part of my legacy to the organization because of their financials and the importance of their work. BRAVO! And thank you for caring about and for bats!
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BCI was the first international organization helping bats and works in a broad spectrum of ways to protect them through education, research, fundraising, conservation efforts and acting as an information clearing house, among other activities. I have always found this organization to be ambitious, reliable and effective. This is a crucial go-to resource for anyone interested in bats and I refer people to their website regularly. I have found their personnel to be helpful, knowledgeable and courteous. This organization gets an A+ in my book, and for that reason, I donate as much as I can to them and have done so for many years. Thank you for the great and important work. Keep at it as bats are the most crucial of creatures.
I got interested in saving bats when I worked for an environmental consulting company quite a few years ago. I was tasked with returning some bat photographs to BCI, which piqued my interest and led to asking for information on how I could help BCI's cause ( that being the first I'd heard of such an organization), and I've been a member ever since. I praise bats to friends and strangers, and pass on bits of information meant to get others interested in saving them too. I love bats! And Bat Conservation International, Inc., too.
Bat Conservation International has been a tremendous support to the early career researchers like us. I had never imagined that my aspirations and work will be recognized in first try and will receive a scholarship for my Masters thesis research on bats. BCI is well known to support the students and scholars from developing countries who are very much in need of such resources and also appreciate and provide recognition for their work.
I didn't know much about bats until I did some research for a children's book I was writing. during my research, I got hooked on these amazing creatures.
I now go to schools and summer camps with a powerpoint presentation on bats. Children are amazed at how unique they are and how we need them in our world.
It is so important to publicize the plight of bats. They are not only wonderful creatures, but very important to our ecosystem.
As a member of the Bat conservation Trust and a bat carer with my local bat group, i am well aware of the problems facing about a quarter of all bat species worldwide. The greatest number of species live near to the equator, where they face the greatest threat, destruction and fragmentation of their habitats and overhunting by humans who are ignorant to their status and importance.. Bat Conservation International does a fantastic job in many countries that have little in the way of local groups dedicated to conservation. They help local groups to educate people about the importance of bats and to gather important data about the distribution of species that we know next to nothing about. Without Bat Conservation International many people accross the world would remain ignorant of the wonder and importance of these much misunderstood creatures. With education comes understanding and ultimately a new generation of humans dedicated to helping bats to survive.
There is just something special about organizations which care about the least among us or those that others may ignore. Bat Conservation International, Inc. does such a wonderful job of letting the public know how important bats are to us and why they are as deserving of our love and protection as any other animal. I applaud their efforts and support them. I have to admit I was a big vampire fan so I was always fond of bats, but understanding the real plight of these maligned creatures has made me even more concerned for their survival.
Bat Conservation International members discover the world of bats--and how valuable bats are to the planet. From the magazine to the conservation projects it is evident that everyone at BCI cares about conservation and communication!
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