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Bat Adventures in Thailand

From time to time, Merlin receives emails from people who want to express their appreciation for his work on behalf of bats. In the spring of 2011, Heidi Cooper-Berry sent him a touching email about a special gift she wanted to plan for her fiancé, Daniel Hargreaves’ 30th birthday–a field trip with Merlin Tuttle.  She […]

BatsLIVE Interviews Merlin

I’m excited to share this new webcast: BatsLIVE, A Distance Learning Adventure.  Merlin was interviewed recently in his office by Ben Swecker of BatsLIVE, while Richard Shahan video recorded for a future segment.  Off camera, lots of stories of adventure and good luck were shared.   The BatsLIVE crew will be back at Bracken Cave […]

Merlin Gets Artsy

Since our return from Ecuador in June, Merlin has been adding titles and captions to the 7,000 images taken on that trip for National Geographic, the article we’ve been blogging about.  The “BAT ECHO Team” traveled to three countries—Costa Rica, Cuba and Ecuador—and came away with about 20,000 photographs. The article is based on Ralph […]

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.