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Globally, there are many larger and better recognized conservation organizations than Lubee Bat Conservancy. These include organizations that you are probably familiar with, and are perhaps members of – such as the World Wildlife Fund for Nature, Conservation International, Wildlife Conservation Society, and The Nature Conservancy. These organizations seek to conserve biodiversity – defined as the full variety of life - on our planet.
At the beginning of the 21st century, each of these organizations has been forced to rigorously identify where and how to focus their limited financial resources to achieve the most for biodiversity conservation. Each has devised a strategy intended to preserve biodiversity guided by sound science. Conservation International focuses on “Biodiversity Hotspots”, World Wildlife Fund for Nature on “Global 200 Ecoregions”, Wildlife Conservation Society on “Living Landscapes” and The Nature Conservancy follows a framework called “Conservation by Design”.
So, where do bats fit in to these conservation plans?
Lubee’s approach is to use these existing conservation strategies and our own specialized expertise and resources to develop range-wide conservation initiatives and local research and education programs that link organizations in priority regions. At the core of our approach is the emotional connection between people and animals, the balance of nature and individual responsibility. Through conserving fruit and nectar bats, we conserve vital ecosystem processes (the nocturnal pollination and seed dispersal of plants) and thereby contribute to the conservation of whole ecosystems, habitats and the needs of people.
The Lubee Bat Conservancy is currently developing priority conservation initiatives and local research and education programs globally to address the principal conservation threats to habitats and species, focusing on fruit and nectar bat ecology and biology, conservation breeding, island bat conservation, rainforest bat conservation, hunting and international trade. The Lubee Bat Center has ongoing research programs and training and education courses.
