National Bat Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2019
14th May 2020
The latest results of the National Bat Monitoring Programme (NBMP) with data up to the end of summer 2019 are now available
Bats and Artificial Lighting Symposium 2019
6th May 2020
A document detailing the proceedings, Bats and Artificial Lighting Symposium, has just been published.
28th April 2020
The Bat Conservation Trust was very sad to learn of the death of Dr Thomas H. Kunz.
BCT Response to IUCN COVID-19 Recommendations for Bat Field Workers
16th April 2020
On 12th April the IUCN Bat Specialist Group issued recommendations relating to bat fieldwork and COVID-19.ling bats or entering roosts was involved.
10th April 2020
The UN Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats (EUROBATS) along with two other UN Secretariats have made a joint statement of the facts about bats and COVID-19.
World Health Day 2020 - Ban Wildlife Trade
6th April 2020
We have joined with 240 other organisations from around the globe to call for the World Health Organisation (WHO) to recommend that governments worldwide ban wildlife markets and the use of wildlife in traditional medicine.
Bat Conservation Trust – we are still open and here to support
19th March 2020
Understandably in these uncertain times we are all facing a variety of challenges and we want you to know that our bat conservation work will continue, although there will need to be some changes to the way we work.
UPDATE: Proposed Bill threatens the conservation of British bats
16th March 2020
BCT Trustee awarded ‘Highly Commended’ for bat photo
13th March 2020
A photo submitted by one of our Trustee’s to the Mammal Society’s Mammal Photographer of the Year competition has been Highly Commended by the judges