Bats of Latin America & the Caribbean
Nine of the world’s 34 biodiversity hotspots and approximately 30 percent of the world's bat species are found in Latin America and the Caribbean region. Bats are very important for ecological...
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GoalBCI 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...
View ArticleLatin American Network (RELCOM)
BCI works closely with the Latin American Bat Conservation Network (RELCOM) to confront Latin America’s most urgent bat conservation threats. In 2012, BCI and RELCOM signed a Memorandum of...
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Latin America is home to more than 350 bat species. Unfortunately, 40 of these species are classified by the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable (VU), Endangered (EN), and Critically Endangered (CR). Here is a...
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Educate your friends and families about the benefits of bats and the threats they face around the world. If caving in different areas of the world, help us protect cave-roostingbats by adhering to all...
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We Need Bats & Bats Need Us We created this video to illustrate the ways in which the health of our planet depends upon the environmental services provided by bats. The welfare of global bat...
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