#WingedWednesday Webinar
This months #WingedWednesday Webinar, hosted by Bats Without Borders, is being given by Dr Susan Tsang on Flying Fox hunting and trafficking in SouthEast Asia.
Susan is currently an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow in the Branch of Counter Wildlife Trafficking Strategy and Partnerships in the Division of Management Authority at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service HQ in the Washington, DC Metro Area. She serves as the Program Manager for a new FWS-INL joint initiative on combating wildlife trafficking in Southeast Asia, with a specific focus on Indonesia.
Her major research interests are in the biogeography and evolution of Southeast Asian pteropodid bats, particularly of flying foxes (genus Pteropus and Acerodon). She is a Research Associate at the American Museum of Natural History and the National Museum of the Philippines and is also a Visiting Researcher in the Division of Mammals at the National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institution. Susan has become deeply involved with regional bat conservation groups and is an active member of the IUCN Bat Specialist Group as well as having published a range of research papers
You can join Susan’s webinar at 15-16hrs CAT on Wednesday 28 July by signing up beforehand at www.batswithoutborders.org
Please note: you only need to register once, and then you will be emailed the day before with instructions on how to join in. You can also catch up on all the previous webinars on their website or via their YouTube channel – if you sign up you will be notified of new videos being added. The webinars are held on Zoom.
Batty Art Competition
Don’t forget, the second Batty Art Competition is still open for entries. You can enter three pictures, cartoons, games, photos, illustrations, etc. inspired by African bats and their landscapes. So get your creative ideas going! The competition closes on 6 August 2021. You can enter and find out more on the Bats Without Borders Facebook Page