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Newsletters

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This covers bat conservation news and new efforts in research and capacity building in Ghana. It also highlights BATlife Ghana future and current activities, achievements and conservation success. Available in June 2016. Subscribe to our mailing list here. Bats of Ghana have received very little attention in research. Their nocturnal behaviour, expertise for research and funding availability is.

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Current Projects

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Conservation of the Robbin's house bat in Ghana. In 2003, a rare synanthropic bat, Robbin's house bat ( Scotophilus nucella. Was recorded from Mmem village. This species is categorize as data deficient on IU CN red list. The range of this species is poorly known and it is unclear if this species is declining. Survey and conservation of Pohle's fruit bat in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Pohle's fruit bat) which is known from only five countries including Ghana. BATlife Ghana realizes the urgency in getting...

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BATlife Ghana Team

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Evans Ewald Nkrumah - Conservation Scientist. Evans holds a PhD degree in Wildlife and Range Management from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He has been working with bats for 5 years now. His area of expertise include community and movement ecology. Evans is also an Alumnus of the Tropical Biology Association (TBA). He attended TBA course in 2009 organised in Amani Nature Reserve, Tanzania. See previous conservation project of Evans. Ebenezer Kofi Badu - Project Manager.

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Documentary

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This short video talks about some of the activities of Batlife Ghana. A 42 minutes documentary will be available in six months time. Bats of Ghana have received very little attention in research. Their nocturnal behaviour, expertise for research and funding availability is. No direct conservation measures are in place for the protection of bats in Ghana. BATlife Ghana is therefore committed to.

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Photo Album

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Taking picture of Lissonycteris angolensis at Dwamerewa cave in Buoyem, Techiman district. Hipposideros aff. ruber at Kwamang cave. This cave is on the road between Atonsu and Kwamang. This rocky formation in Forikrom has chambers that are used by bats for roosting. Bats of Ghana have received very little attention in research. Their nocturnal behaviour, expertise for research and funding availability is.

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Student Support Programme

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BATlife Ghana in the long interim hopes to support Ghanaian students by running Student Suport Programe (SSP). This beginning 2016, SSP will award a scholarship of GHS 2500 to very exceptional students to conduct bat research in Ghana. Until the commencement in 2016, BATlife Ghana will continue to provide assistance to students in bat field experimentation and support them with field equipment. P O Box 8484. Tel: 233 (0) 235 355985.

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Publications

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Current peer reviewed articles by team members. Also include those submitted and in revision. Anti, P., M. Owusu, A. Annan, E. E. Nkrumah, E. K. Badu, O. Agbenyega, Y.A.Sarkodie, S. Oppong,and C. Drosten (2015). Exploring the sociocultural background of human-bat interactions in rural West African Communities. Emerging Infectious Diseases. In Ghana. Acta Chiropterologica (Accepted). Foraging ecology and roosting behaviour of. In an agricultural landscape in Ghana, West Africa (. S K Oppong,. Bats of Ghan...

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About BATlife Ghana

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Are unique among mammals. By focusing solely on bats and the habitats they depend, BATlife Ghana, a registered Ghanaian NGO under Companies Act, 1963 (Act 179) is working to promote a better life for bats and ensure their long term survival in their natural habitat. BATlife Ghana aims to:. 1 prevent local extinction of threatened Ghanaian bats. 2 conserve Important Bat Areas (IBA's) in Ghana. 3 create a supportive society where Ghanaians can comfortably live with bats. 4 build capacity for bat research.

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Survey and conservation of Pohle's fruit bat in the Eastern Region of Ghana

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Survey and conservation of Pohle's fruit bat in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Survey and conservation of Pohle's fruit bat in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The Upper Guinean forest of Ghana is among the most important biodiversity hotspots in the world, but has hugely been devastated through human activities such as logging, farming and mining. However, the home of numerous endemic and unique species of high conservation value. Among them is.