Get involved

Bats need help, and there are lots of ways you can get involved

Bats are a misunderstood and incredibly understudied group of mammals, facing increasing threats caused by human fear and unsustainable environmental impacts. Please help us to conserve the incredible bat biodiversity in southern Africa.

Become a 'Bat Buddy'

Help us raise funds for research, education and capacity building/strengthening activities.

Become a Business Partner

Any funding given or equipment sponsorship will go towards applied bat research and conservation. If you are able to help or would like to find out more, please contact us.

Donate equipment

If you have any field equipment you are willing to donate we are in the process of building up an equipment store that can be used for student or bat group projects. Anything from head torches to bat detectors, bat bags, batteries, cameras, calipers, mist nets....

Alternatively we are only too happy if you would like to donate your hard earned cash. You can chose if you would like your donation to go into a central fund or select which of our areas you would like to support: research, conservation action, capacity building or public engagement.

Volunteer

If you are passionate about bats and biodiversity, and would like to volunteer there are a variety of ways you can help:

Organise a fundraising event

Project volunteers

Field volunteers

You can also help by doing some bat PR!

We hope that this website provides you with new and interesting information. There is a lot additional links on the Links and Resources page....

...don't keep it all to yourself, spread the word and help us to promote a positive image of bats.

Your bat records

If you know of any caves, sink holes or abandoned mines that have bats in them please get in touch.

You can also add your bat records to the iNaturalist AfriBats website - a citizen-science project for people to add their records and bat photos. Please contact us too if you find any cave-dwelling bats - many thanks!