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Paul Webala

@Paul_Webala

Wildlife biologist, Bat ecologist and conservationist, #2018NatGeoExplorer, #MaasaiMaraUniversity

 Narok, Kenya
Joined July 2011
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Strengthening zoonotic disease surveillance in #Rwanda! This week, with funding from @USAIDRwanda, @FAORwanda supported @RwandaGov in developing & validating SOPs for effective wildlife disease monitoring and boosting early detection and response using a #OneHealth approach.
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Teague O'Mara@teague_o23 Nov 2018
Fully funded #PhD to track the social and environmental influences on straw-coloured fruit bat migration. Join us & the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour @unikonstanz! All nationalities eligible. Deadline: Jan 15. orn.mpg.de/4155190/dechmann-…. Pls RT! #phdchat #bats
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We made it to the cover!! @OfficialSMBE #ConvergentEvolution #Bats 🦇 academic.oup.com/mbe/issue/4… doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msae1…
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Our new species, Rhinolophus webalai, is featured in the news! 🦇⬇️ miamiherald.com/news/nation-… Bruce Patterson, @Paul_Webala @tdemos7 @CmMontauban @grunwald_a80584 @Javier_JusteB Julian Kerbis Peterhans, Molly McDonough, Carl Dick, Michael Bartonjo, M. Corrie Schoeman & Luis Ruedas
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Graduate Students! We'll be accepting applications for the 2025 Student Scholars program on October 1ˢᵗ. Learn more at batcon.org/student-scholars
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⚠️APPLICATIONS OPEN ‼️ 🌍Are you from an Asian, African, Latin American or Caribbean country of the #GlobalSouth? 🦇Are you passionate about #bats and their conservation? Apply for the 2nd Networking Workshop and Field Course on Bat Identification, Ecology and Conservation ⬇️
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New species named after me! Great honor! Thanks @Bruce Patterson. Systematics of the Rhinolophus landeri complex, with evidence for 3 additional Afrotropical bat species academic.oup.com/jmammal/art…
Systematics of the Rhinolophus landeri complex, with evidence for 3 additional Afrotropical bat...

Systematics of the Rhinolophus landeri complex, with evidence for 3 additional Afrotropical bat...

Integrative analyses of genetic, morphological, and bioacoustic data for African horseshoe bats in the Rhinolophus landeri group demonstrate that it is a c

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My research is available on @ResearchGate: researchgate.net/publication…
(PDF) Toward solving the global green–green dilemma between wind energy production and bat conser...

(PDF) Toward solving the global green–green dilemma between wind energy production and bat conser...

PDF | Wind energy production is growing rapidly worldwide in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, wind energy production is not... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...

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A day to remember - beginning of a new One Health collaboration in Rwanda! @HelsinkiOne @DiseaseEcol @EssiKorhonen5 @Paul_Webala @NzizaJuliusk @Richardmuvunyi3
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As far as in Kenya & at Harvard in Cambridge, Mass, we have heard of this destruction of an Ibadan urban forest vital 4 city folk & 30,000 bats that disperse tree seed among their many services. Pls halt this asap @dpcarrington @MongabayOrg @BatConIntl @WCS_Nigeria @Paul_Webala
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@ojay_7821 Dec 2023
Dear Governor @seyimakinde the destruction of Agodi Gardens buffer (the Ogunpa Forest Reserve) will be the greatest disservice you will supervise because of the far reaching environmental, ecological, social and health implications of this action. Apart from the flood that /1
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Our review of virological studies on African #bats suggests various biases. Most importantly, evidence is lacking for 🦇 as reservoir hosts for almost all studied #viruses. We call for a systematic approach and the consideration of bat conservation: doi 10.1098/rsbl.2023.0358
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Happy #InternationalBatNight. Here’s a shout out to everyone involved working to save this amazing group of animals.
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Bat habitat use at ground and height levels at a semi-arid part of northern Kenya. doi.org/10.3390/biology12081…
Guild Vertical Stratification and Drivers of Bat Foraging in a Semi-Arid Tropical Region, Kenya

Guild Vertical Stratification and Drivers of Bat Foraging in a Semi-Arid Tropical Region, Kenya

Africa faces significant challenges in reconciling economic and social development while preserving its natural resources. Little is known about the diverse bat community on the continent, particul...

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Our very new article on the relationship between Afrotropical and Malagasy Long-fingered Bats (Family Miniopteridae). So many unnamed clades from continental Africa: authors.elsevier.com/a/1hZqm…
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Our heartfelt gratitude and congratulations to the amazing crew @VividFeaturesKE all our #WildlifeWarriors HEROINES & HEROES, conservation partners @citizentvkenya communities & protected areas where we filmed, hotels, lodges & all their staff, & everyone who collaborated with us
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Conservation of bats #FikiriniCaves, #SouthCoastKenya ⁦@BatConIntl⁩ ⁦@jonrflanders⁩ ⁦@Evmose⁩
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A privilege to learn from so many leading bat biologists today at #ICCB2023. Research is expanding 🙌🏼but our biggest joint challenge remains: how do we spread the message of evidence- based importance of bats to policy makers and communities?
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Teague O'Mara@teague_o25 Jul 2023
From caves to forests, @KibiwotSospeter gives us perspective on bats and conservation challenges focused on the forests they need. #iccb
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Just wrapped up the presentations on Advancing #Bat #Conservation in Africa by six of the top bat researchers across Africa @ICCB2023! Join us for the round table discussion in MK2 now! @BatConIntl @African_Bat
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