Address: 1309 NW 192nd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32609, USA
Lubee Bat Conservancy is an Association of Zoos and Aquariums-certified institution in Gainesville, Florida. Its focus is the research and conservation of bats, particularly megabats. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Lubee Bat Conservancy
We went a little bit batty recently and flapped on over to the Lubee Bat Conservancy to learn about the importance of bats in Florida and around the world!
As a main source of globel plant pollination, bats are responsible for helping us grow hundreds of different things from cocoa to agave and without bats, the insect population would be out of control!
To learn more about these fantastic flyers, head over to Lubee.org and see what you can do to help bats near you!
JOIN US at the upcoming Bat Festival held at the Lubee Bat Conservancy this coming Saturday, Oct. 20 at 10am! We will have a real live MERMAID at our booth and you won't want to miss it!
*various video footage provided by Lubee Bat Conservancy
10 places to see bats
April 17 is National Bat Appreciation Day. Here are 10 places where you can see the world's only flying mammal.
1. Congress Avenue Bridge - Austin, Texas This bridge in the Texas capital is home to one of the largest urban bat colonies in the world. 2. Kasanka National Park - Zambia Some 10 million straw-colored fruit bats call this park home from October to December. 3. Carlsbad Caverns National Park - New Mexico Brazilian free-tailed bats are one of 17 species found within the park. 4. Gunung Mulu National Park - Borneo This national park comprises one of the world's largest cave chambers. Some 3.5 million wrinkle-lipped bats live in Deer Cave alone. 5. Monfort Bat Sanctuary - Philippines Geoffrey’s Rousette fruit bats occupy the caves of Samal Island. 6. Bracken Cave - Texas This Texas Hill Country cave is home to the world's largest bat colony. 7. Cairns, Australia Come here to see spectacled flying foxes, one of the largest species of bat. 8. Lubee Bat Conservancy - Gainesville, Florida This non-profit is home to the largest collection of fruit bats in the world. 9. Elsey National Park - Australia Bats roost in huge numbers in the trees of this national park. 10. Spandau Citadel - Germany Some 10,000 bat hibernate at this former military base each winter.
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