Member projects
Here are some of the exciting projects our members are involved in: Scotophilus leucogaster recorded for the first time in Malawi! African Bat conservation, a Non-governmental Organisation dedicated to...
View ArticlePolicy and Partnership
Read our governing document here! coming soon! We share similar interests with our partners in a mutually beneficial relationship that supports our organizational objectives to save Africa’s bats. List...
View ArticleLeadership
Meet the Steering Committee! Paul Webala, Kenya (Co-chair) Kobélé Mamady, Guinea (Co-chair) Julie Hanta Razafimanahaka, Madagascar Mourad Ahmim, Algeria Rachael Cooper-Bohannon, South Africa Iroro...
View ArticleTraining opportunities
Training opportunities in bat research and conservation. Coming soon!
View ArticleBats and Ebola
Ebola virus and bats: what you need to know Bats play many roles in the ecosystem, including pollination, seed dispersal and insect reduction. These roles provide invaluable services to people...
View ArticleBats and Ebola – BCA’s Position statement
Position Statement on Bats and Ebola Summary: Bats and the current Ebola outbreak The Ebola epidemic raging in parts of West Africa has now claimed almost 5,000 lives. The great concern about this...
View ArticleThe 17th International Bat Research Conference (IBRC)
Hurray IBRC 2016 holds in Africa!!! Registration is now open for the 17th IBRC. For registration and more information visit the conference website at: http://ibrc2016.co.za/
View ArticleProf. David Jacobs studies ecology and evolution of sensory signals in bats
Meet BCA member, Prof. David Jacobs whose lab – Animal Evolution & Systematics group at University of Cape Town focuses on Ecology & Evolution of Sensory Signals. His current research...
View ArticleMeet Dr Paul Webala
Paul Webala is a Senior Lecturer at Maasai Mara University (http://www.mmarau.ac.ke/), Narok (Kenya), where he teaches Wildlife Ecology and Management in addition to supervising graduate student...
View ArticleMascarene Bat Files
This page is dedicated to providing updates about the ongoing Mauritian Flying Fox cull. BCA is working with the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation and the Mauritian Fruit Bat Conservation Facebook group to...
View ArticleMoA distribution project
In 2014 The Rufford Foundation granted a book donation project to the Bat Conservation Africa and Harrison Institute, Kent for the distribution of 40 copies of the six volume Mammals of Africa to...
View ArticleBCA’s Premiere Bat Skills Workshop
Bat Conservation Africa (BCA) is pleased to announce a call for nominations/applications to attend a skills training workshop post-IBRC between 5 – 11 August, 2016 in Durban, South Africa. The workshop...
View ArticleBCA Annual Regional Workshop Program
Watch this space for future BCA workshop announcements.
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