Mampam Conservation - Bats of Madagascar

Hello, I'm Amyot. My colleagues and I are very pleased to bring you this collection of calls and images of the Bats of Madagascar!

Although we now know what most Malagasy bats look and sound like, we still have very little idea of their way of life and of their conservation status. As a result bats are easily the least studied mammals in Madgascar. We hope this guide will help stimulate interest in the bats of Madagascar, before it's too late!

We dedicate this work to the memory of our dear colleague Nicola Grimwood

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Bye Bye Butaan

Butaan start to visit fruiting trees before they are large enough to swallow the fruits. They make repeat journeys to trees, perhaps to reinforce memory of the position of the tree. If the youngster survives it may continue to use this tree for many decades. Fruiting trees like this are a vital resource for entire populations of butaan. Learn more >

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The Butaan Project

The Butaan Project - Research

The only obligate fruit-eaters among reptiles are three species of monitor lizard that live in the Philippines. Frugivorous vertebrates tend to be able to fly (almost all are bats and birds) and so these lizards have a unique ecological role as highly specialized and relatively immobile fruit eaters. Before this project started, the only studies of this unique giant and endangered lizard had involved killing the animals. We have developed a set of techniques that allow us to learn about these animals in a completely non-destructive way.