Join The Gauteng & Northern Areas Bat Interest Group!

WHY DO PEOPLE BECOME INVOLVED IN A BAT INTEREST GROUP?

• Basic Caring Instinct

The desire to become involved in bat conservation, often stems from a basic instinct to care for the helpless, 'underdogs' in nature. Members do not get paid for the time, or energy they provide to help bats in need. The greatest reward to any member of a bat interest group is watching a wild animal go free, knowing they helped to make it possible.

• Involvement in Conservation

Your concern for bats is reason enough to join our interest group. The knowledge required to help with bat conservation and education of others, will be provided to you in the form of training programmes, a training manual, newsletters and the knowledge and experience gained during excursions to interesting places where bats are found.

• Knowledge is Power!

Being knowledgeable about bats, is the greatest asset to bat conservation. Sharing this knowledge with others, will prevent detrimental actions of humans through ignorance, suspicion, pesticide poisoning, roost destruction and roost closure, habitat loss, over-exploitation, and extermination as pests.

• We Need You!

We need your help in safeguarding bats as an essential resource in our region. We need as many members as possible to transform negative perceptions about bats and help preserve invaluable ecosystems.

Did you Know? These action groups have given amateurs, for the first time, a role in bat conservation in this country!

Join Us Now and Make a Difference in the Survival of this Amazing Animals!

It's fun! Cool! Interesting! Something that the whole family can do!

GNoR BIG CLUB ACTIVITIES

• Outings to interesting places such as the Wonderboom Cave, Makapansgat Caves, nature reserves, etc.

• Talks by bat specialists;
  These talks cover a wide range of topics such as general wildlife issues, bat-human diseases, bat biology and so on.

• Training in bat identification and as bat workers;

• Rehabilitating injured bats;

• Talks to schools and the public;

• Contributions to the compilation of a bat atlas;

• Answering bat queries from the general public;

• Encouraging the use of bat houses;

• Research;

• Finding & identification of bats with bat detectors.

• Monitoring and addressing bat related problems in Gauteng & the Northern Areas

Interesting & Fun! Isn't it?

NEWSLETTER

Members receive four newsletters per year containing programmes of upcoming events, report-backs on outings and other activities, items of interest regarding bats, short accounts of bats in southern Africa and contributions from members.

MEMBERSHIP FEES:

Open to anyone interested – no qualifications necessary. 

Fees per annum (July to June):

•      Student members – R40

•      Ordinary members – R60

•      Family membership – R80

•      Corporate membership – R500

•      Life membership – R1,000

We hold an Annual General Meeting at which committee members are elected from the members.

JOIN US TODAY! This is how:

1. Download, print and complete the Application Form; (see below)

2. Deposit your subscription fee into our bank account. (details on application form)

3. Fax your proof of deposit and Application Form to Erna van Schalkwyk at: Fax No 011 236 1125

4. OR: Post membership forms and payment to: The Membership Secretary: Gauteng & Northern Areas Bat Interest Group, Private Bag X11, Parkview, 2122

 Contact Details:

Erna van Schalkwyk: Tel No: 011 236 1306   

Julio Balona at : or 082 359-1295
 

Download the Application Form (In Acrobat Reader, .pdf format, 70KB)

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