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.

Updated bat activies for May 2011 (year of the bat!)

An updated list of bat related activities around the world in May to celebrate the 'Year of the Bat'!



Unfortunately activities seem restricted to Europe for the time being...



EUROPE

Germany (Frankfurt)



11 May Nachtscwaermer-guided tour (Frakfurt Zoo)



18 May- Nachtscwaermer- guided tour (Frankfurt Zoo)



21 & 22 May- Experiencing bats (Frankfurt Zoo)



25 May- Lecture "night Flight- Fascinating bats" (Frankfurt Zoo)



UK

17 May Bat walk, Bryngarw County Park, Bridgend, South Wales



20May- 16 September Cambridge, 'Bat Safari' river tours

Year of the bat

You may have heard of the year of the rat but have you heard of the year of the bat?

Aimed at increasing public awareness of the importance of bats United Nations Environmental Programe, Bat Conservation International, Conservation of Populations of Migratory Species of Wild Animals and Eurobats.org have named 2011 'the Year of the Bat!' Please go to http://www.yearofthebat.org/ if you would like to find out more!

Specifically find out what bat researchers near you are trying to do to help conserve bats by clicking here.

Next week in Mexico (March 26 and 27)

Bosques a Media Luna (click here)

In Australia (9th of April)

Bat box building workshop (click here)

Germany (1-3 April)

Bats between Nature and culture (click here)