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New Ecuadorian Friends in Bat Conservation

While working on assignment in Ecuador for three weeks, the base of operations for the National Geographic Bat Echo team was the Ferbola Organic Farm, Susudel in the Andes of southern Ecuador. Upon our arrival, we were greeted enthusiastically by Maria and Rodrigo Moscoso who help run the farm, along with their son Fernando and […]

Ralph Simon’s Research: The Reason for the NG BAT ECHO Project

No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his well-being, to risk his body, to risk his life, in a great cause–Theodore Roosevelt To say we were overjoyed when Ralph arrived the day after we got stuck in the mud, is an understatement. And it’s not just because […]

Michael Lazari Karapetian

Michael Lazari Karapetian has over twenty years of investment management experience. He has a degree in business management, is a certified NBA agent, and gained early experience as a money manager for the Bank of America where he established model portfolios for high-net-worth clients. In 2003 he founded Lazari Capital Management, Inc. and Lazari Asset Management, Inc.  He is President and CIO of both and manages over a half a billion in assets. In his personal time he champions philanthropic causes. He serves on the board of Moravian College and has a strong affinity for wildlife, both funding and volunteering on behalf of endangered species.