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SUMMARY:Discover Bats
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URL:https://www.batconservationireland.org/event/discover-bats
CATEGORIES:Bat Talk
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SUMMARY:Batty Ballybofey
DESCRIPTION:Donegal Bat Group will celebrate Biodiversity Week in Ballybofey with a special indoor event. \nEnjoy refreshments on arrival then take part in some batty themed craft activities and ‘Bats a Fact’ quiz. \nFree event. \nAdvanced booking essential as places are limited. \nPlease email karenh@batconservationireland.org for more details and how to book this event.
URL:https://www.batconservationireland.org/event/batty-ballybofey
CATEGORIES:Bat Talk
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SUMMARY:Have a Natter(er) Webinar Series 2025 - 1
DESCRIPTION:  \nWe are delighted to host the first of four webinars this year on Thursday 1st May @ 7.30pmDr Gwenaëlle Hurpy will share the exciting results of her research into the diet of brown long-eared bats and soprano pipistrelle bats in Ireland. \nRegistration required.
URL:https://www.batconservationireland.org/event/have-a-natterer-webinar-series-2025-1
CATEGORIES:Bat Talk
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SUMMARY:Climate Ambassadors Introduction to Bats
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to take part in this series of webinars for The Climate Ambassador Programme. \nThe Climate Ambassador Programme\, in collaboration with The Heritage Council and the Biodiversity Network\, is excited to bring you a new series of webinars designed to help you reconnect with nature. “Not Stopping Now: Nature’s Resilience” will feature four engaging webinars\, each focusing on a different aspect of our amazing biodiversity. These sessions will showcase nature’s incredible ability to adapt and thrive\, highlight innovative conservation efforts\, and explore how we can all play a part in supporting these initiatives. \nOur project co-ordinator will deliver an informal and fun talk for anyone who is brand new to the world of bats. \nDid you know one pipistrelle bat can eat over 3\,000 pesky midges in one night and are amazing pest controllers to have in your garden? Do bats build nests and do they really get stuck in your hair? Find out the answers plus lots more bat facts in this lunchtime talk.
URL:https://www.batconservationireland.org/event/climate-ambassadors-introduction-to-bats
CATEGORIES:Bat Talk
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SUMMARY:Have a Natter(er) Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:Have a Natter(er) with us \n\n\nWe have launched a series of special online talks to celebrate 20 years of Bat Conservation Ireland.\n\n\nFor our first talk\, we are delighted to be joined by Domhnall Finch from NPWS ““Modelling Functional Connectivity of bat species for strategic planning and species conservation.” \n\n\n\n\n\nGet your free ticket: https://tinyurl.com/428th5jv
URL:https://www.batconservationireland.org/event/have-a-natterer-webinar-series
CATEGORIES:Bat Talk
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SUMMARY:Canal Bat Walk and Talk\, Edenderry\, Co. Offaly
DESCRIPTION:As part of Heritage Week and in association with the Biodiversity Officer in Offaly County Council\, join Kildare Bat Group for a fascinating bat walk and talk along the canal at Edenderry. As part of this bat walk and talk\, you will have the opportunity to listen to bats\, along with learning more about Irish bat species and their life cycle as the walk progresses. \nDetails:\n\nPlease wear appropriate footwear and warm outdoor clothing\, wear a hi viz vest and bring a torch.\nChildren under 18 are very welcome\, but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.\nUnfortunately dogs are not allowed at this event.\nPlaces are limited\, so please book early.\n\nThis event is free to attend\, however you must book your place. To book your place\, please e-mail: kildarebatgroup@gmail.com \nMeeting Point: George’s Bridge\, Edenderry\, Co. Offaly. \n 
URL:https://www.batconservationireland.org/event/canal-bat-walk-and-talk-edenderry-co-offaly
CATEGORIES:Bat Talk,Bat Talk and Walk,Bat Walk
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SUMMARY:Thursday Talks - Nathusius' Pipistrelle in Ireland: An Overview
DESCRIPTION:A Talk given by Paul Scott\, CEcol CEnv MCIEEM \nIn brief: ‘For the last few years\, Paul Scott and a small but dedicated group of bat researchers have been trying to find out more about the ecology and distribution of this elusive bat in Ireland.  In this talk\, hear about what we currently know about this wonderful bat species and how we hope to find out more using unique survey techniques and collaboration across Europe’. \nRegistration for this talk is now open. \nOur Thursday Talks are in aid of bat rehabbers in Ireland.  We kindly ask for a nominal donation of €5 for members and €10 for non-members to attend this talk.  Please feel free to make a larger donation to support the essential work of bat rehab\, if you so wish. \nFor queries on this and our other Thursday Talks\, please e-mail: events@batconservationireland.org. \nFor queries on the Nathusius’ Pipistrelle Research Group\, please e-mail: nathusiusireland@gmail.com \n 
URL:https://www.batconservationireland.org/event/thursday-talks-nathusius-pipistrelle-in-ireland-an-overview
CATEGORIES:Bat Talk
LOCATION:https://www.batconservationireland.org/event/thursday-talks-nathusius-pipistrelle-in-ireland-an-overview
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20191001T180000
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SUMMARY:How do we study bats and rats to find the secret of everlasting youth?
DESCRIPTION:About this Event\nThis Royal Irish Academy Discourse by bat expert Professor Emma Teeling\, is the first in the 2019-20 Discourse Series sponsored by Mason Hayes & Curran. \nLiving mammals (~5\,400 species) originated approximately 217-238 Million Years Ago\, inhabit every biome on Earth\, and are arguably one of the most phenotypically diverse group of vertebrates. From the largest\, 170 ton blue whale\, to the smallest\, 2 g flying\, echolocating bumblebee bat\, the huge diversity and extraordinary adaptive radiations in mammalian form and function have fascinated evolutionary biologists for centuries. Increasingly\, this environmental niche specialisation is reflected in animal genomes and studying the molecular mechanisms that are responsible for this vast diversity has allowed some of the greatest insights into the functioning and evolution of our own genome. Exploration and harnessing of this vast diversity is now possible due to the development of state-of-the-art next generation sequencing technologies\, which enable the ‘parallel’ sequencing of up to one billion base pairs per day at a comparably low cost. \nHow do we take this new knowledge to find solutions to our own problems? How can the genome of a bat or a rat enable us find a cure for cancer or slow down ageing? Does nature hold solutions to human problems and how do we uncover these solutions? All of these questions will be addressed by showcasing how studying our most unique mammals\, using state-of-the-art genomic technologies coupled with traditional field studies\, can uncover how to live healthier longer and other secrets. \nAbout the speaker\nProfessor Emma Teeling is an international leader in the cross-cutting fields of mammalian phylogenetics and comparative genomics\, with particular expertise in bat biology. She established the Laboratory of Molecular Evolution and Mammalian Phylogenetics in 2005 at University College Dublin; is the Founding Director of the Centre for Irish Bat Research (2006-2019); and\, the newly appointed Head of Zoology (2018-present). She has developed a unique\, world-leading research programme\, where she integrates cutting-edge molecular technology with whole animal wildlife studies to elucidate the molecular basis of evolutionary novelty and biodiversity. She utilises this new found understanding to benefit society\, both from an environmental and human health perspective. Since 2005 she has been awarded and managed >5.2M euro in research grants\, including three of the most competitive personal grants: European Research Council (ERC) Starting grant (2013-2018)\, a Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)\, President of Ireland Young Researcher Award (2006-2012) and recently an Irish Research Council (IRC) Consolidator Laureate Award (2018-2022)\, awarded solely for scientific excellence and originality. In recognition of her scholarship and research excellence she has been awarded a Chevalier des Palmes Académiques\, (2017) by the French Government and elected to the Royal Irish Academy (2016). Professor Teeling is dedicated to raising public awareness of science. Through her online TEDx talk ‘The Secret of the Bat Genome’\, she has reached an audience of >525\,718 people. \nPlease note late-comers will not be admitted.
URL:https://www.batconservationireland.org/event/how-do-we-study-bats-and-rats-to-find-the-secret-of-everlasting-youth
LOCATION:Royal Irish Academy\, 19 Dawson Street\, Dublin 2\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Bat Talk
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