Goal
BCI will work collaboratively to ensure the long-term conservation of all bat species and habitats throughout Latin America.
Objectives
BCI will achieve our goal by focusing on the following objectives:
- Close collaboration with RELCOM and other partners in the region.
- Capacity building for local conservationists, students and natural-resource managers.
- Education for children, teachers, decision-makers and the general public.
- Identification and protection of Latin America’s critical bat areas.
- Mitigation of all significant threats to bats and bat habitats in the region.
- Promotion of research to fill significant gaps in scientific knowledge.
- Prevention of bat-species extinctions.
Major Threats
- Deforestation
- Cave vandalism
- Roost destruction
- Irresponsible tourism
- Indiscriminate use of toxins
- Mining
- Wildlife disease
- Persecution
- Wind turbines
- Climate change
Geographic Area
From Tucson to Tierra del Fuego: our programming extends southward from the border areas of Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas and encompasses all of Latin America and the Caribbean.
| Map of bat-species richness, showing the overlap of species ranges. | Map of bat species counts by country, showing the number of species known to be present. |
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