Category: Digest
This is our digest which contains articles and YouTube videos.
Thank You For Making Bird Conservation Possible!
Throughout 2024, our staff was out in the field, taking bold action for birds! Thank you to our supporters and partners for making it all possible.
Featured projects and partners:
- Aquia Private Conservation Area, part of the Conserva Aves initiative and in partnership with ECOAN, with the support of Bezos Earth Fund and private donors.
- Motus Wildlife Tracking System, an international collaborative research network led by Birds Canada
- Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition, a group of organizations safeguarding the future of the horseshoe crab.
- Oaks & Prairies Joint Venture, a
Beauty Of The Bat
In Polly Ground, people once feared bats, but they are now mesmerized by their beauty and diversity, according to community leader Alton Scott. “Everybody is learning these bats are not our enemies–these bats are our friends,” he shares.
To learn more visit
batcon.org/nightwatch.
Hot Caves
Entering a hot cave is like walking into a sauna, with 90-plus degree temperatures and 100 percent humidity. While this environment is challenging for humans, it’s perfect for Jamaican Flower Bats to have pups and rear their young. Stony Hill Cave is the last known maternity roost for the Jamaican Flower Bat, and we’re working with partners to protect this incredibly fragile habitat, where even a slight drop in temperature could make it uninhabitable for bats and cause the species to go extinct.
To learn more visit
batcon.org/nightwatch.
The Role Of Bats
Learn about the role of the Jamaica Flower Bat in Jamaica, and how they impact the ecosystem. For 20 years, the Jamaican flower bat was believed to be extinct before being rediscovered in Jamaica’s Stony Hill Cave.
To learn more visit
batcon.org/nightwatch.