Bat Conservation Resources for Science

References for the Blog Post Why Bats Matter: Nature-Based Learning Guide for Kids During Bat Appreciation Month and Beyond Posted on The Little Lark, October 2021

(All resources retrieved in September, 2021)

All About Bats. (n.d.). Mega bats. https://www.allaboutbats.org.au/mega-bats/

All About Bats. (n.d.). Micro bats. https://www.allaboutbats.org.au/micro-bats/

Bat Conservation International. (n.d.). Bat profiles. https://www.batcon.org/about-bats/bat-profiles/?fwp_location=northern-america

Bat Conservation International. (n.d.). Bracken Cave Preserve. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/bats/bat-watching-sites/bracken-cave-preserve.phtml

Cox, A. [@AdamCox]. (n.d.). Blossom the bat [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/WHGbgh0UFLI

Department of the Interior. (2024, October 24). 13 awesome facts about bats. https://www.doi.gov/blog/13-facts-about-bats#:~:text=Momma%20bats%20form%20nursery%20colonies...

Lightfoot Films. (n.d.). The truth about bats [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/kW--eOLOrq0

Minden Pictures, & Durham, M. (Photographer). (n.d.). Mexican free-tailed bats emerge from Bracken Cave [Photograph]. Bat Conservation International. https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/bats/bat-watching-sites/bracken-cave-preserve.phtml

National Geographic Wild. (n.d.). How bat moms find their babies in crowded, dark caves [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/eaLnK4jc1nA

National Park Service. (2010). Lesser long-nosed bat covered in agave cactus flower pollen [Photograph]. https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/0155B842-155D-451F-67442A88E9E9BE23/original.jpg

National Park Service. (2012). Tricolor bat, Russell Cave National Monument, Alabama [Photograph]. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/11aa9e83-947f-492b-97c7-dda52ee9feaf

National Park Service. (2014). Hoary bat, Isle Royale National Park [Photograph]. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/d6855ae9e73a46ecaec6849c7339ebf4

National Park Service. (2020). Western big-eared bat, Nevada cave [Photograph by B.T. Hamilton]. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/1cd1697f-45f6-4f36-967b-fc59cd119102

National Park Service. (n.d.). Saguaro cactus flower blooms that rely on megachiroptera bats [Photograph]. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/0acb7148-a0d1-4dc1-894b-c883fbf42429

National Park Service. (n.d.). Search results for "Lesser long-nosed bat" [Photographic collection]. https://npgallery.nps.gov/SearchResults?search_param=all&allFields=Lesser+long+nosed+bat&view=grid&allFieldsFormat=AllWords&PageSize=60&filters=default#

Pixabay. (n.d.). Flying fox [Photograph by Signe Allerslev]. https://pixabay.com/users/morchfoto-15390151

Skunk Bear. (n.d.). The case for vampire bats [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/m0YB6_7Kync?si=UCcn2r53AlUf_x9q

The Dodo. (n.d.). Woman rescues bats that help her fight anxiety [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/BLNhw50lcaU?si=_Ir29Hm77mzvJ2Tc

U.S. Forest Service. (n.d.). Mexican long-tongued bat – Pollinator of the month. https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/mexican-long-tongued-bat.shtml

U.S. Geological Survey. (2010). Divisions of geologic time: Major chronostratigraphic and geochronologic units (Fact Sheet 2010–3059). https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2010/3059/pdf/FS10-3059.pdf

BatBNB. (n.d.). The amazing way bats catch bugs [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/zd-X3Pi8Oz0