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Urban Bats – finally published !

January 6th, 2023|Comments Off on Urban Bats – finally published !

What a great start to the new year - our book is out, showcasing many diverse facets of the urban ecology of bats, with chapters co-authored by > 40 diverse authors based in many different [...]

New paper – how do stakeholders view the issue of bat conservation & management?

December 4th, 2022|Comments Off on New paper – how do stakeholders view the issue of bat conservation & management?

As you may know, bats are, in many cultures and contexts, undeservedly maligned. The COVID-19 pandemic may have exacerbated that. Most likely, a species of horseshoe bat was the original reservoir for the viral ancestor [...]

And then there were 6

May 20th, 2022|Comments Off on And then there were 6

Introducing our newest lab member, Taylor Rubin, who will do her PhD research with us. Taylor comes with a slightly unconventional and super appealing background. She obtained her master’s degree in neuroscience and animal behaviour [...]

The Urban Ecology lab is growing

March 3rd, 2022|Comments Off on The Urban Ecology lab is growing

Sulaimon Lawal will soon join our lab as my first PhD student. He grew up (and still lives) in Lagos, the largest of Africa’s three megacities. Sub-Saharan Africa! The motherland for our species. The only [...]