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Bat Conservation International

© Lisa Seely

Membership with the Bat Conservation International (BCI) is one way to learn more about bats.

The purpose, as the name implies, is to encourage conservation of bats. It is the leader in this endeavor.

Founder Merlin Tuttle has been instrumental in gaining protection for bats worldwide and has in fact saved entire species of bats from extinction.

The BCI is also a leader in bat house research and has thousands of participants involved with the North American Bat House Research Project.

BCI membership includes a quarterly newsletter and the publication, "The Bat House Builders Handbook".

The quarterly newsletter includes and features bat photographs, the newest bat findings, gift catalogs, ecotours workshops and more.

You can call 1-800-538 BATS (2287) for more information or write to BCI at po Box 162603, Austin Texas.

This information was obtained from the book; The Bat in my Pocket; a memorable friendship, written by Amanda Lollar.

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