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The Bat Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (BSG) is one of a number of specialist groups formed within the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of IUCN-The World Conservation Union (IUCN). We are a collaborative multidisciplinary network of bat biologists and conservationists providing support and promoting bat conservation activities throughout the world.
Bats make up one fifth of all terrestrial mammals (1,293 species, N. Simmons 2013). They are among the most endangered of the world's creatures, primarily because much of their habitat has been eliminated by human development or because they are persecuted. Because bats are important seed dispersers and pollinators for many native plants, and key insect predators globally, their loss has serious consequences for the ecosystems to which they belong.
Bats make up one fifth of all terrestrial mammals (1,293 species, N. Simmons 2013). They are among the most endangered of the world's creatures, primarily because much of their habitat has been eliminated by human development or because they are persecuted. Because bats are important seed dispersers and pollinators for many native plants, and key insect predators globally, their loss has serious consequences for the ecosystems to which they belong.
Latest News
Aug 2019: Latest IUCN Bat Specialist Group Newsletter, Volume 4 2019 is available to view here.
Contents Include: Bats without Borders Members (Zambia), 1st International Conference: Bats of Eastern Europe - Challenges for Conservation (Armenia), The Atlas of European Mammals, Regional symposium “Conservation Status of Bats in the Central Europe and Western Balkan”(Bosnia and Herzegovina), UNEP/EUROBATS 8th Session of the Meeting of the Parties (Monaco), Action Plan for the Conservation of All Bat Species in the European Union 2018 – 2024, and many more articles on the use of new technology in bat conservation.
Dec 2018: This year saw the third cull by the government of Mauritius of the endangered Mauritius Fruit Bat (Pteropus niger) since 2015. The IUCN position statement is available here
https://www.iucn.org/theme/species/publications/policies-and-position-statements
Dec 2018: The European Action Plan (2018-2024) for all bat species in the European Union is approved and published. http://ec.europa.eu/…/con…/species/action_plans/index_en.htm http://www.eurobats.org/node/1569
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