{"id":19,"date":"2026-09-07T12:42:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T17:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iybats.com\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T16:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T16:54:10","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iybats.com\/es\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull iyb-dark has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a1a01ba3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#2A0A4A;padding-top:4rem;padding-right:1.5rem;padding-bottom:4rem;padding-left:1.5rem\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized iyb-hero-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/international_year_of_bat_logoversion_02-v5-poppins-white.png\" alt=\"International Year of the Bats 2027 logo\" style=\"width:220px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">International Year of the Bats 2027<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.856), 1.4rem);\">Connecting the world through bats.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">A global, year-long celebration of the world&#8217;s only flying mammals \u2014 and a push to protect them. Led by the Global Union of Bat Diversity Networks (GBatNet) with partners on every continent.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"iyb-countdown\" data-target=\"2027-01-01T00:00:00\"><div class=\"iyb-cd\"><span class=\"iyb-cd-n\" data-u=\"d\">\u2013<\/span><span class=\"iyb-cd-l\">days<\/span><\/div><div class=\"iyb-cd\"><span class=\"iyb-cd-n\" data-u=\"h\">\u2013<\/span><span class=\"iyb-cd-l\">hours<\/span><\/div><div class=\"iyb-cd\"><span class=\"iyb-cd-n\" data-u=\"m\">\u2013<\/span><span class=\"iyb-cd-l\">minutes<\/span><\/div><div class=\"iyb-cd\"><span class=\"iyb-cd-n\" data-u=\"s\">\u2013<\/span><span class=\"iyb-cd-l\">seconds<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<script>(function(){var el=document.querySelector(\".iyb-countdown\");if(!el)return;var t=new Date(el.getAttribute(\"data-target\")).getTime();function tick(){var d=Math.max(0,t-Date.now());var s=Math.floor(d\/1000);var v={d:Math.floor(s\/86400),h:Math.floor(s%86400\/3600),m:Math.floor(s%3600\/60),s:s%60};el.querySelectorAll(\".iyb-cd-n\").forEach(function(n){n.textContent=String(v[n.getAttribute(\"data-u\")]).padStart(2,\"0\")});}tick();setInterval(tick,1000);})();<\/script>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-35f06ea7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"\/get-involved\/\" style=\"border-radius:6px;color:#2A0A4A;background-color:#F5C242\">Get involved<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"\/events\/submit-an-event\/\" style=\"border-radius:6px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#2A9D8F\">Submit your event<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/toolkit\/\" style=\"border-radius:6px\">Communication toolkit<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull iyb-light has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-eb1a6a7f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:3rem;padding-right:1.5rem;padding-bottom:3rem;padding-left:1.5rem\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2A0A4A\">Why bats matter<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly 1,500 species. One third of the world&#8217;s food depends on pollination by insects, bats and birds. From the durian orchards of Southeast Asia to the cornfields of the Americas, bats are working every night.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iyb-card has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8878d26b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:#A42095;border-top-width:4px;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:1.25rem;padding-right:1.25rem;padding-bottom:1.25rem;padding-left:1.25rem\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large iyb-card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1012\" src=\"https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-macroglossus-minimus.jpg\" alt=\"Macroglossus minimus \u2014 Sabah. Photo: Charles Francis\" class=\"wp-image-95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-macroglossus-minimus.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-macroglossus-minimus-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-macroglossus-minimus-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-macroglossus-minimus-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-macroglossus-minimus-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-macroglossus-minimus-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Charles Francis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pollinators &amp; seed spreaders<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over 300 species of fruit depend on bats for pollination. Fruit bats carry pollen and seeds across long distances, building strong, genetically diverse forests.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iyb-card has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8878d26b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:#2A9D8F;border-top-width:4px;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:1.25rem;padding-right:1.25rem;padding-bottom:1.25rem;padding-left:1.25rem\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large iyb-card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-northern-stripe-headed-round-eared-bat-tonatia-bakeri.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Stripe-headed Round-eared Bat (Tonatia bakeri) \u2014 insectivore. Photo: Jose Gabriel Martinez Fonseca\" class=\"wp-image-96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-northern-stripe-headed-round-eared-bat-tonatia-bakeri.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-northern-stripe-headed-round-eared-bat-tonatia-bakeri-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-northern-stripe-headed-round-eared-bat-tonatia-bakeri-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-northern-stripe-headed-round-eared-bat-tonatia-bakeri-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-northern-stripe-headed-round-eared-bat-tonatia-bakeri-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-northern-stripe-headed-round-eared-bat-tonatia-bakeri-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Jose Gabriel Martinez Fonseca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Natural pest control<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Insect-eating bats consume huge numbers of insects every night, protecting crops, reducing pesticide use and helping suppress mosquitoes.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iyb-card has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8878d26b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:#A42095;border-top-width:4px;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:1.25rem;padding-right:1.25rem;padding-bottom:1.25rem;padding-left:1.25rem\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large iyb-card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1012\" src=\"https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-little-brown-myotis-myotis-lucifugus.jpg\" alt=\"Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifugus) \u2014 Ontario. Photo: Charles Francis\" class=\"wp-image-97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-little-brown-myotis-myotis-lucifugus.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-little-brown-myotis-myotis-lucifugus-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-little-brown-myotis-myotis-lucifugus-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-little-brown-myotis-myotis-lucifugus-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-little-brown-myotis-myotis-lucifugus-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-little-brown-myotis-myotis-lucifugus-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Charles Francis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Under threat<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over a third of bat species assessed by the IUCN are threatened or data deficient. Habitat loss, climate change and persecution are the big drivers \u2014 and all of them are solvable.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull iyb-light has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-eb1a6a7f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#E8E8E8;padding-top:3rem;padding-right:1.5rem;padding-bottom:3rem;padding-left:1.5rem\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2A0A4A\">What is the International Year of the Bats?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout 2027, bat researchers, conservation networks, zoos, museums, schools, governments and communities will hold festivals, bat walks, exhibitions, lectures and citizen-science events around the world. This website is the hub: a global events calendar and map, a communication toolkit, ready-to-use brand assets, and ways for individuals, organisations and governments to take part.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#A42095\">Raise awareness<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Share clear, positive and accurate information about bats and the vital role they play.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#A42095\">Connect communities<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bring bat people together across countries, languages and disciplines through shared events and stories.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#A42095\">Promote conservation<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turn attention into action: science-based protection for bats and the habitats they need.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3b8eca09 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"\/about\/\" style=\"border-radius:6px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#A42095\">About the initiative<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull iyb-light iyb-world has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-eb1a6a7f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:3rem;padding-right:1.5rem;padding-bottom:3rem;padding-left:1.5rem\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2A0A4A\">Bats of the world<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly 1,500 species on every continent except Antarctica \u2014 from bumblebee-sized insect hunters to fruit bats with wingspans over a metre. Here are six of them.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide iyb-world-grid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large iyb-world-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1012\" src=\"https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-glossy-horseshoe-bat-rhinolophus-refulgens.jpg\" alt=\"Glossy Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus refulgens). Photo: Charles Francis\" class=\"wp-image-112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-glossy-horseshoe-bat-rhinolophus-refulgens.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-glossy-horseshoe-bat-rhinolophus-refulgens-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-glossy-horseshoe-bat-rhinolophus-refulgens-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-glossy-horseshoe-bat-rhinolophus-refulgens-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-glossy-horseshoe-bat-rhinolophus-refulgens-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-glossy-horseshoe-bat-rhinolophus-refulgens-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Asia<\/strong><br>Glossy Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus refulgens)<br><span class=\"iyb-credit\">\u00a9 Charles Francis<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large iyb-world-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-eastern-tube-nosed-bat-nyctimene-robinsoni.png\" alt=\"Eastern Tube-nosed Bat (Nyctimene robinsoni). Photo: Jose Gabriel Martinez Fonseca\" class=\"wp-image-109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-eastern-tube-nosed-bat-nyctimene-robinsoni.png 948w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-eastern-tube-nosed-bat-nyctimene-robinsoni-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-eastern-tube-nosed-bat-nyctimene-robinsoni-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-eastern-tube-nosed-bat-nyctimene-robinsoni-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Australia<\/strong><br>Eastern Tube-nosed Bat (Nyctimene robinsoni)<br><span class=\"iyb-credit\">\u00a9 Jose Gabriel Martinez Fonseca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large iyb-world-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-daubenton-s-bat-myotis-daubentonii.jpg\" alt=\"Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii). Photo: Jose Gabriel Martinez Fonseca\" class=\"wp-image-103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-daubenton-s-bat-myotis-daubentonii.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-daubenton-s-bat-myotis-daubentonii-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-daubenton-s-bat-myotis-daubentonii-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-daubenton-s-bat-myotis-daubentonii-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-daubenton-s-bat-myotis-daubentonii-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-daubenton-s-bat-myotis-daubentonii-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Europe<\/strong><br>Daubenton&#8217;s Bat (Myotis daubentonii)<br><span class=\"iyb-credit\">\u00a9 Jose Gabriel Martinez Fonseca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large iyb-world-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" src=\"https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-pallid-bat-antrozous-pallidus.jpg\" alt=\"Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus). Photo: Jose Gabriel Martinez Fonseca\" class=\"wp-image-99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-pallid-bat-antrozous-pallidus.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-pallid-bat-antrozous-pallidus-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-pallid-bat-antrozous-pallidus-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-pallid-bat-antrozous-pallidus-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-pallid-bat-antrozous-pallidus-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-pallid-bat-antrozous-pallidus-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>North America<\/strong><br>Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus)<br><span class=\"iyb-credit\">\u00a9 Jose Gabriel Martinez Fonseca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large iyb-world-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-pale-spear-nosed-bat-phyllostomus-discolor.jpg\" alt=\"Pale Spear-nosed Bat (Phyllostomus discolor). Photo: Jose Gabriel Martinez Fonseca\" class=\"wp-image-113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-pale-spear-nosed-bat-phyllostomus-discolor.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-pale-spear-nosed-bat-phyllostomus-discolor-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-pale-spear-nosed-bat-phyllostomus-discolor-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-pale-spear-nosed-bat-phyllostomus-discolor-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-pale-spear-nosed-bat-phyllostomus-discolor-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-pale-spear-nosed-bat-phyllostomus-discolor-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>South America<\/strong><br>Pale Spear-nosed Bat (Phyllostomus discolor)<br><span class=\"iyb-credit\">\u00a9 Jose Gabriel Martinez Fonseca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large iyb-world-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-mormoops-blainvillii.jpg\" alt=\"Mormoops blainvillii. Photo: Charles Francis\" class=\"wp-image-114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-mormoops-blainvillii.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-mormoops-blainvillii-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-mormoops-blainvillii-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-mormoops-blainvillii-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-mormoops-blainvillii-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/iybats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iybats-mormoops-blainvillii-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Caribbean<\/strong><br>Mormoops blainvillii<br><span class=\"iyb-credit\">\u00a9 Charles Francis<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull iyb-dark iyb-join has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a1a01ba3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#2A0A4A;padding-top:4rem;padding-right:1.5rem;padding-bottom:4rem;padding-left:1.5rem\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Join us<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Event submissions are open.<\/strong> Add your 2027 bat event to the global calendar now, so it is on the map when the public launch lands on 1 January 2027. Then: volunteer, sponsor a programme, share our hashtags.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#F5C242\">Individuals<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Attend or host a bat walk, share bat stories, join a local network.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#F5C242\">Organisations<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Register your events on the global calendar and use the toolkit and brand assets.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#F5C242\">Governments<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Recognise the Year, support science-based bat protection, and join the global partnership.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-35f06ea7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"\/get-involved\/\" style=\"border-radius:6px;color:#2A0A4A;background-color:#F5C242\">See how to get involved<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.591), 1.2rem);\"><strong>#IYBats<\/strong> &nbsp; <strong>#IYBats2027<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IYBats\/\">Facebook<\/a> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/internationalyearofthebats\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull iyb-light has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-eb1a6a7f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:3rem;padding-right:1.5rem;padding-bottom:3rem;padding-left:1.5rem\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2A0A4A\">Brought to you by GBatNet<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The International Year of the Bats is an initiative of the <a href=\"https:\/\/gbatnet.org\/\">Global Union of Bat Diversity Networks (GBatNet)<\/a>, which unites regional bat research and conservation networks across the world.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Partner logos coming soon.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Year of the Bats 2027 Connecting the world through bats. 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