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Save Bats to Save the Planet - Join us!

Everyone - from bat experts and academics to teachers, students and wildlife or nature enthusiasts – can help protect bats and their natural gifts to biodiversity on our planet. Whether you are bewitched, bothered or bewildered by bats, now is your chance to discover that “bats are beautiful” by getting involved in bat conservation.

And if you have bat trouble in your home or neighbourhood, a bat organization near you can offer advice and teach you how to live “together with bats.”

A single act for bats can make a difference. Tell someone about the Year of the Bat campaign or recommend our website to a friend.

Join a bat conservation group near you. Build a bat house. Make your garden an enticing habitat for bats. Go on a guided evening bat walk. Or get your company or organization involved in conserving bats and their natural habitats.

Bats enhance our natural environment and even inspire us. Some cultures consider bats sacred or symbols of longevity or happiness. Help make the mysterious bat better understood. Give something back to bats - today!

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A great way of raising awareness on bats is by organizing an event!

You can register your event on our website and if you do not have your own webpage you could use the link to make people aware of your activity. Click here to enter your event details. Alternatively, if you are interested in attending one of these happenings you could browse our YOB map or the YOB calendar to find a venue near you. Enjoy the celebration of YOB 2012!

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