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Bat Specialist Group
What is BSG?
The Bat Specialist Group (BSG) is one of a number of specialist groups formed within the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of IUCN-The World Conservation Union (IUCN). We are a collaborative multidisciplinary network of bat biologists and conservationists providing support and promoting bat conservation activities throughout the world. learn more...
BATS
Bats make up one fifth of all terrestrial mammals (1,116 species). They are among the most endangered of the world's creatures, primarily because much of their habitat has been eliminated by human development or because they are persecuted. Because bats are important seed dispersers and pollinators for many native plants, and key insect predators globally, their loss has serious consequences for the ecosystems to which they belong.
NEWS LINKS and EVENTS
- Visit World Bat News for the latest news about bats around the globe.
- News: Extinction of Christmas Island Pipistrelle Posted:4/15/10
- Latin American Network for Bat Conservation RELCOM Posted: 04/15/10
- Bat Old world Action Plan Updating using Google in progress Posted: 4/15/10
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