other batgroups

he Australasian Bat Society is a non-profit conservation organisation. It aims to promote the conservation of all populations of all species of bats (Order Chiroptera) in Australasia. "Australasia" means mainland Australia and Tasmania and other offshore islands and external territories of the Commonwealth of Australia.

Basically Bats

This bat conservation group is based in Hawthorn, Florida, USA. It is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to wildlife rehabilitation, research, education and general bat-related public health issues.

Bat Conservation International

Based in Austin, Texas, USA. BCI is an organisation dedicated to "protect and restore bats and their habitats worldwide". Their site is very comprehensive and concentrates on American bats.

Bat Conservation Society of Canada

The Bat Conservation Society of Canada is a Not-for-Profit corporation with members across Canada. As well as being an information resource for the general public they give educational talks to schools or other organisations in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan.

Flying Fox Group of Cabramatta

The Reserve is a significant breeding colony for the grey-headed Flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) and corridor for seasonal migration, along the cast coast of Australia, of this species and the little Red Flying-fox (sp. poliocephalus).

KBCS

A website for bats in the Sydney region of Australia. Supported by the Ku-ring-gai Bat Conservation Society Inc.

The Lubee Foundation

Dedicated to the conservation of threatened or endangered Old World Fruit Bats. The Foundation is based in Florida, USA and you can download their latest Pteropus newsletter (Word format).

The Organisation for Bat Conservation

An American organisation involved in the conservation of bats. They are very involved in educational talks to young and old, as well as working to save the rare Rodrigues Fruit Bats.

Every year Tolga Bat Hospital rescues, rehabilitates and releases hundreds of bats that might otherwise die. They provide lifetime sanctuary for many bats that are too severely injured to return to the wild. Whilst this makes a real difference to the individual animal, and the volunteers who are privileged to interact with them, there is a lot more to be done. They are therefore very actively engaged in education, habitat restoration, research and advocacy.

Their aims are to improve the public's perception and understanding of bats, and to contribute to the survival of bats and their habitat. They are not government funded and are a not-for-profit community group staffed entirely by volunteers. There are numerous ways to support them: become a member of Tolga Bat Hospital, stay at their guesthouse, make a donation or purchase items from their online shop.