A black coffin frame holding a grayscale portrait of a small furry bat looking up

#2026MMM #ExtinctionDivision #TeamNewZealandGreaterShortTailedBat #TeamPekapeka Art by Valeria Pellicer @veppart.bsky.social

Huge thanks to everyone who’s joined a walk, shared a bat story, or just gotten excited about these tiny nocturnal legends. Here’s to many more years of bat chats, bat detector demos, and late-night bat spotting 🦇

#NZbats #TeamPekapeka #ProjectEcho #FindingFranklinBats #batspotting #conservation

Even in 2025, our precious pekapeka still gets a mention for winning the Bird of the Year competition. Was it all worth it? You bet!

All the best to this year’s campaigners—may the best (actual) bird win!

#birdoftheyear #teampekapeka #NZBats #campaigning #elections

Hey @ibrc2025.bsky.social attendees,
I’m speaking today at 10:45 in M1 to hear more about Finding Franklin Bats 🦇 #IBRC2025 #nzbats #teampekapeka

Their hard work, in collaboration with landowners and Predator Free Franklin, is making a significant impact on the conservation of long-tailed bats in this fragmented landscape. 🦇

🌍 Proud to see the next generation of environmental leaders making a real difference! 🙌 #nzbats #teampekapeka

Do you live in Franklin? Do you think you have Pekapeka in your backyard? Would you like to learn how you can detect bats in your backyard? If the answer for all these questions in 'Yes', then we have an event for you!
Register here tinyurl.com/sfwvxs2u #nzbats #teampekapeka