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Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation - inspiring bat conservation worldwide. Home of Merlin Tuttle and his 60+ year legacy. 501c3 nonprofit org.

Austin, TX
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Merlin Tuttle’s Bat Conservation
8 years
We can't afford to keep doing great basic #science if it isn't evaluating real #economics and addressing #human problems needing solutions.
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2 years
Honduran white bats (Ectophylla alba) roosting in a leaf tent in Costa Rica. The male is the one with its eyes open. Many rain forest bats form their homes by cutting midribs of large leaves to form “tents.”.Tell somebody! #truthaboutbats
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2 years
MTBC would like to welcome our newest staff member, Melissa Donnelly. You can read about her journey here: #batconservation #livinthedream #sixdegrees #thanksbetobats #savethebats #battyforbats #batRlife
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2 years
Did you catch us on this episode of #FastHomeRescue on the #TheWeatherChannel?! Like them or not, we need BATS! .📺🌤️ @Weatherchannel.⏰Sunday's 10pm/9c!!.#HomeRenovation #Weather #thanksbetobats #helpingbatshelpspeople
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2 years
Thanks to Henry’s tireless efforts, more and more people are overcoming needless fear and even inviting bats into their neighborhoods by providing bat houses. ✨🦇🙏
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2 years
It's bat watching season in Austin! You're invited to join us for a Merlin Tuttle Day celebration this year! #merlintuttleday #batcity #keepaustinweird.
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It's Merlin Tuttle Day - we're so excited to celebrate Austin's bats and Merlin's legacy with you!
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2 years
The emergence from atop Khao Chong Phran!!! Have you visited this amazing cave before? Would you like to? 😉🦇✨ This cave was protected with Merlin's help 40 years ago and continues to be a source of economic and ecological wealth for the entire community.
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Merlin Tuttle’s Bat Conservation
2 years
Bat Scents: The Power of the Invisible! For bats, scent can reveal an individual’s identity, aid in the recognition of kin, attract mates, repel rival intruders, and more. Guest post by @munozromo .
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One of the first things that caught my attention when I began studying Neotropical bats was their distinctive aroma. I often could identify bat species by scent alone, and in some cases, could even...
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Bat Scents: The Power of the Invisible! For bats, scent can reveal an individual’s identity, aid in the recognition of kin, attract mates, repel rival intruders, and more. Guest post by Mariana Muñoz-Romo.
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A canyon bat (Parastrellus hesperus) in Arizona, looking foyine. #batsarecool #thanksbetobats #savethebats
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2 years
Guided by Batman’s Boots - grab the tissues for this heart warming bat conservation story! 🥹🦇💕
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2 years
Tuesday smiles from Northern yellow bat (Lasiurus intermedius) from Mexico! 😄 Pass it on! . #merlintuttlesbatconservation #mtbc #batsarecool #thanksbetobats #savethebats #batsofinstagram #helpingbatshelpspeople
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2 years
🤩 A California leaf-nosed bat (Macrotus californicus) catching a cricket in Mexico. They’re scooping the bug up with their tail to consume it in flight!. #batsarecool #thanksbetobats #savethebats #helpingbatshelpspeople #organicpestcontrol #nobugsthanks #worldhealth #publicheal
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2 years
Happy #batappreciationday! We love seeing all your appreciation posts - keep sharing the #truthaboutbats all year round! They need our help, and we need them, remember #helpingbatshelpspeople. 🙏 🦇 ♥️ 🌍 . #batsarecool #thanksbetobats #savethebats #nomenotree #bats
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Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation NEWSLETTER! -
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2 years
😌 What emoji best describes your response to this adult male eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis)? . #batsarecool #thanksbetobats #savethebats #m#helpingbatshelpspeople #merlintuttlesbatconservation #mtbc
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2 years
A pocketed free-tailed bat (Nyctinomops femorosaccus) in Arizona… and we wish it was pocketed in our pocket. … 😒🙄🫠🤭😋 Go on then, you try to make a clever pocketed-free-tailed-bat-joke….#batsarecool #thanksbetobats
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2 years
Name this bat! ✨ okay, it’s a California myotis (Myotis californicus) but what should their name be? Their faces and ears are dark like this to camouflage them while roosting in rock crevices. 🥹 .#batsarecool #thanksbetobats #helpingbatshelpspeople
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