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Friday, September 30, 2011

Fall bat events (updated year of the bat listing)

Below is an updated listing for October of events from around the world that relate to bats some in celebration of the Year of the Bat (2011)).
(In-progress, expect updates)

Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, South Pacific Islands
31 October Australasian Bat night

Europe
France
26, 29 Oct. Bourges Chauve-souris expo at the Natural History Museum in Bourges.

Germany
3 Oct. Fledermaus Kreativ Wettbewerb (bat creativity contest to come up with art for the bat museum or Internet site.)

Sweden
23 Oct. Opening of Sweden's bat museum!

Switzerland
1 Oct. (Zurich) Long Sat. bat exhibit.

United Kingdom
21 Oct. Bats for building workers (workshop) Jersey Bat Group.

North America
Canada
26-29 Oct. North American Symposium on Bat Research (NASBR). Toronto, Canada. Chiropterologists will be meeting to discuss their research!

United States
Austin, Texas.
Anytime. Who knew? You can take river cruises to see the famous Congress Avenue Bridge bat colony emerge! So the next time you are in Austin check it out.

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