Pretoria, South Africa to the Drakensberg Escarpment chasing Cistugo
Merlin and I flew from Austin to Houston, Texas last Tuesday the 25th of March, and flew overnight to Frankfurt, Germany, waited 11 hours in the airport and then caught another overnight flight to Johannesburg, where we were met by colleagues Teresa and Ernest Seamark. After a day of rest at the Seamarks’ home outside […]
Tennessee Talks
Merlin’s talks in Tennessee last weekend went really well. He received a standing ovation from a very appreciative audience at the All Taxa Biodiversity Index (ATBI) Conference organized by the nonprofit Discover Life in America. As a special treat, a group of schoolchildren and their parents and teachers came to the talk in Gatlinburg. The following evening […]
Bat Picture — Flower Photo — National Geographic Photo of the Day
Merlin’s photo of pollen-gilded Cuban flower bat (Phyllonycteris poeyi) emerging from a flower of the blue mahoe tree (Talipariti elatum) is the National Geographic Photo of the Day! Have a look HERE!
Bat Photo Gallery
Finally I got around to creating a gallery to display Merlin’s magnificent bat photographs. This website now displays examples of all 18 of the world’s currently recognized families of bats, represented by 100 species belonging to 81 genera. These images show bats from all continents where they occur and include all aspects of bat behavior (roosting, […]
ATBI Conference Keynote address
DISCOVER LIFE IN AMERICA PRESENTS: BAT CONSERVATION SPECIALIST MERLIN TUTTLE Friday March 21, 2014 – Merlin Tuttle Keynote Address Park Vista Hotel in Gatlinburg 6-9 p.m. The Amazing World of Bats Bats comprise nearly a quarter of all mammals. They come in an amazing variety, as cute as any panda or as strange as any […]