Jesse Di Liello·May 28, 2025Between Voltaire and Dr. TuttleAt different ages, two people had encounters with bats that would define their approaches to conflict forever.
Merlin Bat Conservation·Aug 7, 2018History of Austin’s Famous BatsThe arrival of Brazilian free-tailed bats at the Congress Avenue Bridge began soon after the structure, which connects downtown to south…
Merlin Bat Conservation·Jul 23, 2018World’s Largest Urban Bat Colony — Congress Avenue BridgeThe south congress avenue street bridge in downtown that crosses Lady Bird Lake is home to the world’s largest urban bat colony. People…
Merlin Bat Conservation·Apr 19, 2017Updated Wind Energy ResourcesNext to irrational fear, wind power production now poses the greatest threat to bats, especially in industrialized countries. The full…
Merlin Bat Conservation·Apr 19, 2017New Publication in Defense of BatsRead Merlin’s article, Give Bats a Break, in the Spring 2017 edition of Issues in Science and Technology. This report is based on Merlin’s…
Merlin Bat Conservation·Mar 31, 2017Book Review: Conservation and Ecology of Pennsylvania’s BatsConservation and Ecology of Pennsylvania’s Bats, edited by C.M. Butchkoski, D.M. Reeder, G.G. Turner, and H.P. Whidden. 2017, is a…
Merlin Bat Conservation·Mar 15, 2017Bat House Builder’s Handbook by Merlin D. TuttleDownload the bat house builder’s handbook online at Merlintuttle.com. AMERICA’S BATS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART of a healthy environment…
Merlin Bat Conservation·Feb 22, 2017Northern Ghost Bats — Merlin Tuttle’s Bat PhotographyMerlin went to Costa Rica in 2014, with hopes to photograph a Northern ghost bat (Diclidurus albus) roosting beneath a palm frond…
Merlin Bat Conservation·Feb 7, 2017Australian Flying Foxes Need HelpAs one who in 1985 played a lead role in convincing the New South Wales (NSW) Minister for the Environment and Planning, Bob Carr, to…
Merlin Bat Conservation·Feb 7, 2017Merlin Tuttle — ‘Killing Bats Threatens SE Asia’s Billion-Dollar Durian Industry’www.MerlinTuttle.com Austin, TX USA