The North American Society for Bat Research (NASBR) is a society dedicated to the promotion and development of the scientific study of bats (Chiroptera) in all its branches, including conservation and public education. The society holds an annual meeting called the North American Symposium on Bat Research, usually in October, of professional bat researchers from throughout North America, with occasional attendees from Europe, Asia, Africa, and Central and South America.
NASBR 2009 registration is now open.
Attention Megabat Workers: please read this note from Liliana Davalos...
"I imagine NASBR members don't want to be swamped with commercial requests, but this might be of interest to megabat researchers. I mistakenly ordered 250 large (5-mm) dermal curettes and would trade them for 3-mm curettes. Alternatively, I can sell these, I paid $449, but would sell them for only $375 (includes shipping)."
If you're interested, please contact Liliana Davalos directly at ldavalos@life.bio.sunysb.edu
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natual Resources discussed White Nose Syndrome on Thursday, June 4th.
Visit the Committee's Web site to access witness testimony following the conclusion of the hearing.
Facebook now has a group called North American Society for Bat Research (NASBR). Join!
Special offer to NASBR members:
Lynx Edicons (of Spain) has published the Handbook of the Mammals of the World - Volume 1 (Carnivores).
The regular price is € 160, but NASBR members can get it for € 125 (with free shipping).
To order at the discounted price, please send an e-mail to lynx@hbw.com.
Urgent Call to Action: Extinction of the Christmas Island Pipistrelle in the next 6 months!
You can read the action plan here.
Information about how you can help is in this PDF.
The deadline for receipt of ballots for the proposed changes to the NASBR Constitution has passed and all motions were carried. Thank-you to everyone who returned ballots!
2009: NASBR 39, Portland OR, Nov 4-7
2010: NASBR 40, Denver CO, dates TBA
You can make donations to help support our society. By following the link below, you can donate to any of the following:
The Bernardo Villa Fund supports NASBR's Villa Award for outstanding research by a Mexican student, providing travel, lodging, banquet, and registration costs to attend a NASBR meeting.
The Karl F. Koopman Fund supports NASBR's Koopman Prize, which is awarded at each annual meeting for the best student paper in systematics or zoogeography.
The Spallanzani Award Fund pays the expenses for distinguished scholars from outside North America to attend the NASBR meeting.
The Teacher's Workshop Fund supports the education of local teachers, right in the city where the annual conference takes place.
Finally, you can support NASBR directly, to help us cover the costs of our meetings themselves.
You can donate at any time, so there's no need to wait for the next meeting. Your generous contributions to these funds are tax deductible and sincerely appreciated.
