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Have you ever wanted to stand in the middle of a BatNado? Do it now! You are visiting Bracken Cave, the largest bat colony in the world with more than 15 million Mexican free-tailed bats swirling around you. What better way to celebrate #BatWeek!! Bracken Cave is proudly protected by Bat Conservation International. You can visit it in person by becoming a BCI member! Visit batcon.org/join

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Happy #BatWeek! From now to #Halloween its batty time! Did you know that fruit #bats like me are important to the world's forests? We disperse seeds and pollinate many plants including figs! Yum! Grey-headed flying fox at Fly By Night Bat Clinic, Australia

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Dan Saunders

· October 29, 2017

I found bats roosting on my house during a roof repair project. SO I did some homework this summer and built a bat house. Success, the bats moved right in and are still here today. I then built a seco...nd house and installed it on a different side of the house and more bats are now in that one! I live in Chapel Hill, NC very close to the main campus of UNC. My home is located in a forest with a small creek in the back and the bats seem quite happy to be here. I am quite happy as well, there are now way less mosquito's around thanks to my new tenants! Love those little brown bats! See More

Molly Wilson

· October 1, 2017

�Love bats!! � People need educated on bats and all the myths about them and on how beneficial they are to us! They are very unique creatures that we can learn a lot from. They already help us in so ...many ways, the least we could do is pay them back by helping them, especially with homes that they are so desperately in need of & in turn they will keep giving back! �� See More

Wendy Neilson Miller

· November 9, 2017

I fell in love with Merlin Tuttles documentary of bats that aired on the Discovery channel in the 1990's. I bought the video and watched it many times! I of course became a member until 2011 when I ...became ill and dropped off the "planet". I am a little better and have enjoyed the posts that BCI sends. They are an amazing organization helping bats all over the world. The education is fundamental with preserving and ensuring a safe bat future. They are so inventive! I love them and their work. Thank God for them. See More

Rachel Shively

· November 5, 2017

I’ve been a member for years, but was really disappointed by the latest recruitment letter. I feel that the facts on trial treatments and white nose syndrome in Texas were misrepresented in order to g...et more donations. It comes across poorly. I appreciated the past letters that provided true statements of the organizations accomplishments rather than a seemingly dramatized plea. I loved the organization when they were more focused on education and global outreach and hope these areas continue to be a priority. See More

Fran Lawren

· September 14, 2017

They are a fine organization that helps educate people about the important role of bats in the environment, and they work to conserve our bat populations.

Carol Austin

· May 4, 2017

So glad for this dedicated organization for educating the public and expanding awareness for these wonderful fly by nights and all they contribute to our environment. Thanks to their efforts in conser...ving these colonies so important to our well being. Appreciate all BCI does. See More

Heather Singer Hill

· September 13, 2017

Bats are incredible and amazing! Thank you for all you do!

Sheryl Lawson

· September 17, 2017

I love bat conservation, we need bats they eat insects and bring forth plants they are wonderful creatures

Lisa Selenke

· July 21, 2015

I live In...Sunniland...south Of Immokalee Fl...the Panther habitat is my neighbor...I also work for two large cattle ranches here..so Iam in the woods 5 days a week...I have always liked bats I think... there misunderstood..and a most facinating little creature...some months ago a group of young biologists with the satte rented the little house on the corner..being the person that I am I introduced my self gave them the heads up on Mr Bear...the coyotes and Panthers that trail threw on a regular basis..it was then I learned they were here to do research on the Florida Bonneted bat...I could not wait to get home and google the little fellas and read all I could about them...I now find myself on a daily basis...looking up in the trees not only for Panthers..snakes..and anything else that would like to pounce on me...but Bats...I can now add the florida seminole bat to my list..as there are many many oaks with spanish moss..in these parts...Ihave peace in knowing the two ranches I work for will never sell out or develope there lands...and to be able to muck around with all the critters that call this beautiful place home is a privaledge and one I also have the utmost respect for...so here I am...a bat fan thats come out of the closent!! keep up what your doing...its awesome...and iam loving learning of the different breeds of these intruiging little creatures! See More

Deanna Emig

· November 21, 2016

Thank you BCI for all you do! Every year we wait for our bats to come back in the spring and I get just as excited for their return as I do for our summer time birds! I'm usually the first to post on ...our local birding list when the bats have returned. See More

Douglas Hall

· September 23, 2017

Awesome public service to educate Austinites, visitors & bat lovers elsewhere via on-site information-giving.

Mary Beth O'Neill Frank

· October 27, 2017

Love you guys... Been working with you since 1998 in PA.

Jeni Adams

· July 3, 2015

I think what you all are doing is an amazing thing. I applaud you for your hard work and great efforts for standing up for these animals. They are ALL beautiful creatures!!!
I have an awkward love for... these animals because it didn't start out that way. When I was in 1st grade,I was standing in the hallway waiting to be let in to the classroom with my fellow students. It was picture day so everyone was dressed up and everything. It was in the early 90s, so girls' hair was still being teased and poofy. Overnight someone had left a door cracked and a bat had gotten inside. Someone scared it and it went flying down the hall, straight into my hair. I was TERRIFIED!!! It was stuck for a few minutes but it got away unscathed and so did I. However, even though I was scared to death, I ended up picking up a book from the library about bats and thought they were so adorable.
Also, once in high school, my zoology teacher showed a video that had a fruit bat. I fell in love with that cute little foxy face. They're adorable and I have always wanted to be around one, touch it, feed it, pet it, etc. Plus, I hate bananas, and she/he could easily take care of it for me lol.
Every species is unique in every possible way. Some are a little weird looking, some have huge ears, some are super-hug worthy. But they all have something in common... They need people to care about them and to aid in their being about to live as long as possible.
So, again, thank you for all your hard work. I know they appreciate it. See More

Tom Crawford

· June 25, 2016

Thank you BCI for all your good work. It is amazing how many people are still afraid of bats . I just looked up what the chances of being bitten by a bat are. The odds are 0.0004 per million people. ... In contrast we in the USA are 90 times more likely to be struck by lighting, 20 times more likely to die in a dog attack. 200 times more likely to die in an auto after hitting a deer. Being bitten by a bat is not lethal but still you are about 20 times more likely to die in a dog attack. But people are still afraid to put a bat house in their back yard. See More

Laura Osanitch

· March 21, 2016

Thank you for all the good work you do at BCI! It's amazing, how so few people still truly understand the value of bats in our ecosystems. You make learning about bats fun and informative. And your... shopping section is cool too! :) See More

Indra Rajapakse

· December 31, 2014

I am so happy that BCI is doing so much for bats! I love bats as I told you before and I feed bananas to one small variety that comes to my balcony around 6 pm!It started with them coming to feed on t...he leftover bananas that I leave out for birds.
There is a bigger kind that flies over the marsh. I have never seen them at close quarters!I have no Idea as to their names . See More

Georgia Stremki

· April 11, 2016

Love what the organization stands for, but they are reclusive and unresponsive. We have Facebooked, emailed, even called and left voicemails, and not once have we ever been able to reach a person to a...nswer our questions, ranging from membership questions to questions about bats and upcoming events. Frustrating. See More

Karen Lee DeBraal

· May 12, 2017

I love this group and all it does for bats and the planet.

Gabe Luebben

· September 20, 2016

Thank you, BCI, for the amazing adventure at Bracken Cave. It was one of the most incredible experiences ever.

Bean Bonanza

· March 25, 2017

Thank you for all you do for bats and their habitat.

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