Director, Endangered Species Interventions at Bat Conservation International. Tweets are my own.
Joined March 2014
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3 Aug 2019
Even #bats have the odd accident while commuting - this is a cave roost used by the intermediate roundleaf bat (Hipposideros larvatus) - Khao Chong Pran Temple, Thailand
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
24 Apr 2024
In collaboration with @BatConIntl & @RwandaWildlife, roosting sites of the Critically Endangered and endemic Hill’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hilli) &the Cameroon leaf-nosed bat (Doryrhina camerunensis) have been identified in #Nyungwe & are monitored monthly. Photos: Drew B.
ALT Hills horseshoe bat
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
4 Feb 2024
What is the impact of large-scale bat guano on caves in Jamaica?
Please share it with your social media family, as a number of people are not aware of the impacts of large-scale guano mining.
#Roostersworldja
#Jamaica
#bat #biologist
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
14 Dec 2023
Big news: This week, Miami-Dade County voted 9-1 to withdraw a proposal that would have extended the Miami Wilds water park’s lease.
The final vote to rescind the lease permanently will be in January.
nationalgeographic.com/anima…
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
14 Dec 2023
In a huge win for the Florida bonneted bat (although it's not over yet) Miami-Dade County commissioners have voted to withdraw an extension to the development lease agreement with Miami Wilds, the water park and retail development that was planned to be built on critical pine rocklands habitat outside of Zoo Miami.
📷Federico Acevedo, Tropical Audubon Society
Learn more at batcon.org/press/miami-wilds…
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
13 Dec 2023
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I am so proud of everyone who worked so hard to make this happen! I'm especially thankful to @MayorDaniella and most of the Miami-Dade Commissioners, who truly listened to our concerns and did the right thing! You have restored my faith in government!
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
11 Dec 2023
Florida's pine rockland ecosystem is chock full of rare, imperiled species.
But development and urbanization have slowly chipped away at the rocklands.
Now, developers plan to build a water park next to one of the most intact remaining plots.
nationalgeographic.com/anima…
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
11 Dec 2023
#TeamNEPA joined w/ @BatConIntl for an informative presentation on the importance of bats in wildlife conservation at Port Antonio High School. See the highlights.
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
7 Dec 2023
Thank you @rfobar and @NatGeo for writing on such an important topic! We must preserve the last remaining critically endangered pine rocklands and the #endangered species that call it home! @tropicalaudubon
Read more, here: nationalgeographic.com/anima…
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
6 Dec 2023
Today, @endangered is releasing their Top Ten Report: Ten Stories of Hope. First on the list is Miami's Critically Endangered Florida bonneted bat. Discover the stories and the people who are helping to bring these species back: endangered.org/ten-stories-o… #ESA50
📷 Melqui Gamba-Rios
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
27 Nov 2023
NEW BAT DROP! Adopt the Critically Endangered Jamaican flower bat for only $30! Adoption includes:
- a plush stuffed bat toy!
- an official adoption certificate
- complete species profile information for the bat of your choice
- helping BCI protect bats around the world
Makes a great gift for the bat-lover in your life. 😉
batcon.org/adopt-a-bat/
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
11 Oct 2023
The (new and #OA) Journal of North American #Bat Research is now live and accepting submissions! Please spread the word!
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
24 Nov 2023
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I want to thank journalist, @craigtimes, for this column. I appreciate his words more than I can say as they have truly lifted me through these somewhat stressful times.
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
7 Nov 2023
The @Naturalistja , in collaboration with @BatConIntl *Bat Trek* (an exciting night stroll) on *Monday 13 November 2023* at *5:30pm* at @hopegardensja Register to participate at bit.ly/nhsjbat-trek2023.
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
2 Nov 2023
MIAMI! Stand up for Florida bonneted bats and their habitat this Saturday 10AM-2PM. Join us for music, face painting, and wildlife encounters all in the name of saving the pine rocklands. bit.ly/LetThemThrive
#LetThemThrive #ZooMiami
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
28 Oct 2023
Very happy to share my new paper about bat species in Brazilian caves!! 🦇🦇❤️❤️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
27 Oct 2023
Please join us and bring your friends! Click the link to register: eventbrite.com/e/letthemthri…
@tropicalaudubon
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
20 Oct 2023
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Thanks to the CLEO Institute for allowing me to tell my side of the story on the Miami Wilds debacle on their "House on Fire" podcast. This is the most important fight that I have been in in my 43 year career. I hope that you can listen and share.
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
19 Oct 2023
Please join me as we try to make history by trying to stop the construction of a water park on critical habitat at Zoo Miami. This project not only threatens the lives of endangered wildlife, it threatens the quality of life for all of us. Help us stop it! #LetThemThrive
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Jon Flanders, Ph.D retweeted
17 Oct 2023
Marvelous video about how urban expansion changes animal behavior in #neotropical tungara #frogs
🌃 -> ❌🦇 -> 🎤🐸 💜 🐸
@stri_panama By @cookedillustra
#HabitatFragmentation
@globalsouthbats @BatConIntl @jonrflanders @nacho_herp
@diegojsantana @Relcom_
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