The world’s more than 1,400 bat species play vital roles in ecosystems, from eating insects, to pollinating plants, and dispersing seeds. Bats are connected to humans and ecosystems in many ways, and all are affected when one link is removed from the chain. | Bat Conservation International

41K views · 1.8K reactions | Introducing the bat signal. | Batman: The Animated Series | Facebook

The Bat-signal in live action cinema (1943-2022) 🦇🔦🌃 The Bat-signal debuted 80 years ago in February 1942’s Detective Comics #60. In Jack Schiff and Bob Kane’s story "Case of the Costume-Clad Killers", the Joker has a new gang of criminals under his thumb dressing up as policemen and firemen, robbing banks throughout Gotham City. Batman and Robin (Dick Grayson) have to track down the Clown Prince of Crime to stop this injustice. Being described as “an eerie symbol” of a giant bat matching the

It’s #InternationalBatAppreciationDay! There are many ways you can support bats like by reducing pesticide use, leaving natural roosting habitat like dead or decaying trees up, respecting cave closures to avoid disturbing hibernating bats, & more! Learn about bats: https://dfnd.us/4cZWteQ 🦇 | Defenders of Wildlife

12K views · 379 reactions | Bats are beneficial by controlling insect populations, pollination and being a crucial part of a cave ecosystem. Bats are often feared, but the benefits they provide should far outweigh our fear of them. (footage courtesy US Fish & Wildlife Service, National Conservation Training Center Creative Imagery) | Missouri Dept. of Conservation | Facebook