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Merlin Devere Tuttle (born August 26, 1941) is an American ecologist, conservationist, writer and wildlife photographer who has specialized in bat ecology, behavior, and conservation. He is credited with protecting the Austin Congress Avenue Bridge bat colony from extermination.
Bat Conservation International (BCI) is an international nongovernmental organization working to conserve bats and their habitats through conservation, education, and research efforts. BCI was founded in 1982 by bat biologist Merlin Tuttle , who led the organization until his retirement in 2009. [ 2 ]
Gotham Bat Conservancy; Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation; North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) NABat strives to "create a continent-wide program to monitor bats at local to rangewide scales that will provide reliable data to promote effective conservation decisionmaking and the long-term viability of bat populations across the continent."
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In March 1986, Merlin Tuttle, founder of Bat Conservation International, resigned from his position as Curator of Mammals at the Milwaukee Public Museum in Wisconsin and relocated his fledgling conservation organization to Austin, which had been making national headline news for its urban bat population.
The harp trap is a significant tool for measuring aspects of bat ecology, [1] [6] [7] most notably to obtain information about bat populations and movement for public health [8] [9] and conservation management [4] [10] purposes. Even though visually apparent when set out in the open, harp traps are effective if placed where natural features ...
She credits the work of bat scientist and photographer Merlin Tuttle as part of her inspiration for Stellaluna. Specifically, she referred to Tuttle's 1986 National Geographic article, "Gentle Flyers of the African Night", which was about epauletted fruit bats.
Matt Callaway, conservation lead at the charity, said: “Bats are facing a myriad of challenges, from habitat loss and climate change to the devastating impacts of disease."