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Bat Related Links

South African Bat Related Web Sites

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Bat Interest Groups:

Wildlife & Bat Tourism

  • Ngwenya Lodge, adjacent to the Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga. If bats have grabbed your interest then why not arrange to go bat watching at Ngwenya Lodge? At least six species of bats, including Angolan free-tailed bats, Sundevall's leaf-nosed bats, Mauritian tomb bats, Banana Bats and Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bats roost in significant colonies at Ngwenya Lodge.
    Contact Dr. Brian Whiting, director of Winchester Marketing and a director of the share block company at Ngwenya Lodg
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 Bat Rehabilitation & Release

  • FreeMe - FreeMe is a Rehabilitation Centre for indigenous sick, injured or orphaned wildlife based in the north of Johannesburg. The public can bring wildlife to them for specialised treatment, care and rehabilitation until they can be released. At FreeMe, bats have become a part of the seasonal influx of babies and a large part of director Margi Brocklehurst's life, besides her numerous other responsibilities. Tel: (011) 807-6993. E-mail: freemerehab@lantic.net

International BAT Links

  • Bat Conservation International - International Organisation to protect and restore bats and their habitats worldwide. Under the direction of Dr. Merlin Tuttle, they have elevated the awareness of bats and their value to mankind to such an extent that bat watching has become one of the world's fastest growing specialist wildlife interests.
  • Sign up for the free E-Newsletter from Bat conservation International! Their monthly newsletter will keep you up to date on current projects, conservation needs, special events, multimedia, and timely “Flashes From the Past” from their BATS Magazine archive. You can also select areas of interest and, as news releases or site updates come online, they will notify you.  
  • Bat World
    Bat World Sanctuary and Living Museum is the only one of its kind in the world! This non-profit facility provides lifetime sanctuary for non-releasable bats, in simulated natural habitat flight cages.
  • Carlsbad Caverns
    Information on their International Bat Festival and Adopt A Bat program
  • The Bats of Fredericksburg, Texas
    About the viewing of two million bats in Fredericksburg, Texas, as featured in Vapor Trails Online Travel Magazine.
  • Bat Conservation Trust - Information on Bat Conservation in the United Kingdom
  • Bat Research -  Roost-site Selection and Habitat Use of the Long-legged Myotis (Myotis volans) in the Managed Forests of the Eastern Slopes of the Cascade Range
  • Bat Conservation and Management works with homeowners to help solve their bat problems. Lots of information & advice and even movies. Very useful site.
  • Bats Everywhere - for kids! This special website is designed for all children and created with the hope that they will like, respect and help protect these endangered species.
  • The Cape Tribulation Tropical Research Station is an independent research facility operated by the Australian Tropical Research Foundation (AUSTROP) based in Far North Queensland, Australia. They also run an environmental information and interpretation facility, The Bat House, to inform visitors to the area, as well as look after the Station's Flying Fox colony.
  • Last Flights in the Gardens of Death: The slaughter of Grey-Headed Flying-Foxes by the Melbourne Botanic Gardens, Australia. As told by scientists, wildlife careers and animal-rights groups.
  • Vleermuissite voor Kids. Bats in the Netherlands. Written in Dutch, but very comprehensive & interesting.

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