Small Mammal Conservation Organization (SMACON)
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Protecting bats, other small mammals, and their habitats through research, community engagement, and evidence-based conservation in West Africa. 🦇
Benin City, Nigeria
Joined May 2020
Bats are amazing creatures! Curious why we think so? Learn more interesting facts about them in our latest blog post:
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Pregnant & nursing bats eat mosquitoes up to â…” their body weight nightly to support their young. Bats are our nighttime allies. Learn about how we help conserve them by subscribing to our newsletter: #SMACON #bats #BatConservation
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It’s official! On Friday, August 22, we broke ground on the Afi Biodiversity Center. The new camp will serve as a base for our research and conservation projects, and it’s all thanks to the Buanchor community, our amazing donors, partners, and the CRS Forestry Commission.
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We're building a permanent field camp at Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary to support our conservation projects, thanks to our amazing donors, partners, and the Cross River State Forestry Commission. #groundbreakingceremony #SMACON #bats
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On #WorldRangerDay, we celebrate these dedicated professionals, who work tirelessly to keep our forests and wildlife safe. At SMACON, we're proud to partner with these conservation heroes, who play a vital role in protecting our planet's biodiversity.
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On June 26, we launched Park-BON with rangers from 7 Nigerian National Parks. Rangers were trained to use acoustics tools to monitor species within their parks. 🔗 Read the full story: “Listening In”
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We’ve been quiet but busy in the field - working with partners to protect habitats and save bats. We’ve got updates , we’re now certified as equivalent to a US Public Charity via @NGOSource!!.Want to catch up? Subscribe to our newsletter via
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Even remote forests aren’t safe from plastic. At SMACON, we stay committed to a plastic-free field culture - no plastic left behind. Love nature? Help #BeatPlasticPollution:.✔️ Use reusables.✔️ Pack it in, pack it out.✔️ reduce single-use.#WorldEnvironmentDay2025
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Plastic pollution is not just a problem for cities, it affects our forests too. Microplastics polluting soil/water, disrupting food webs, & degrading habitat quality = big problems for bats and other small mammals like pangolins. #WorldEnvironmentDay2025 #BeatPlasticPollution
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RT @IUCN: Today is #EndangeredSpeciesDay. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ now includes 169,420 species, of which 47,187 are threa….
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DID YOU KNOW that the Short-tailed Roundleaf bat is listed as Endangered by the IUCN?.This #EndangeredSpeciesDay, we spotlight this small bat that plays a mighty role in keeping our ecosystem healthy by consuming significant amounts of nocturnal insects. #SMACON #bats
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Free books for African students!!!. The EcoEvo Book Scheme provides free books to support postgraduate students passionate about ecology, evolution, and conservation. Are you eligible and want to apply? Sign up link in threads below . #freebooks #africanstudents #Ecoevo #smacon
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RT @smaconbats: Earth is a beautiful life-giving and nurturing gift that has been given to us. It is our collective and individual responsi….
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RT @BatConIntl: "To conserve the world's bats and their ecosystems to ensure a healthy planet." 🌍.That's our mission and we won't stop. #Ea….
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Earth is a beautiful life-giving and nurturing gift that has been given to us. It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve the world we live in for all of its biodiversity. #EarthDay
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Celebrating #BatAppreciationDay with bat thoughts and memories from our community. #BatAppreciationDay2025 #Celebratebats #SMACONbats
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Celebrating #BatAppreciationDay with bat thoughts and memories from our community. #BatAppreciationDay2025 #Celebratebats #SMACONbats
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Celebrating #BatAppreciationDay with bat thoughts and memories from our community. #BatAppreciationDay2025 #Celebratebats #SMACONbats
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Celebrating #BatAppreciationDay with bat thoughts and memories from our community. #BatAppreciationDay2025 #Celebratebats #SMACONbats
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