The Pollinators of the Night: Why Bats Matter & How To Support Them Webinar and Resources
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From sustaining desert ecosystems to supporting agricultural economies, bats are essential pollinators and pest managers. Yet, their contributions are often overlooked, and many species face growing threats.
Join PPAN by checking out the webinar below with Dr. Kristen Lear, Director of Bat Conservation International’s (BCI) Agave Restoration Initiative. Dr. Lear will highlight the ways bats support biodiversity and human well-being, share updates on BCI’s conservation work, and offer practical steps we can take to help bats thrive, including how to make our own communities and backyards more bat-friendly.
Ways You Can Help Bats 🦇
Attract bats to your backyard with BCl's Guide to Gardening for Bats
Create a home for bats by making a bat house
Adopt-A-Bat with Bat Conservation International!
Thank you to our speaker!
As a bat conservationist, Dr. Kristen Lear, PhD seeks to develop practical, equitable, and meaningful solutions to bat conservation challenges through collaborative research, partnership with local communities, and public engagement and outreach.
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In 2020, she completed her PhD in Integrative Conservation at the University of Georgia focusing on the conservation of endangered pollinating bats in northeast Mexico. Now, she's Bat Conservation International's Agave Restoration Program Director, and leads the organization's bi-national Agave Restoration Initiative to restore and enhance habitat for endangered pollinating bats and support community livelihoods in the US Southwest and Mexico.
Did you know that all of PPAN's past monthly webinars are FREE and available on our YouTube?
If you find these webinars and resources valuable, please consider getting involved with PPAN as a volunteer, ordering a Protect Pollinators License Plate, taking the Pollinator Safe Pledge, or becoming a financial supporter. Every dollar goes a long way at PPAN and everyone is needed!
