Bats Houses at Swift River Pecans Orchard, Texas

Merlin Tuttle and Troy Swift share part of the MTBC bat house project at Swift River Pecans orchard in Texas.

Merlin’s unique photography and communication first led to global appreciation of bats as safe, invaluable, even cute, and likable. No one has better demonstrated the power of combining captivating photos with sound science to win friends instead of battles for bats. Nor has anyone better demonstrated how conservation can benefit humans. Merlin’s legendary photos and experience provide invaluable guidance and inspiration that must be preserved and shared for future generations.

MTBC is now Merlin’s sole source of support, both for his ongoing conservation efforts and for preservation of his priceless photo collection and legacy resources.

Presented by Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation
Directed by Ron Zimmerman

[haldon]

I absolutely love this story. A wonderful partnership between research and agriculture, between conservation and innovation. I've always loved bats, and I've always believed that we can have productive and profitable agriculture without destroying ecosystems, so seeing this partnership really makes me delighted. I'm looking forward to seeing the results of the research, and hope these bat houses get adopted by nut orchards across the country. Keep up the great work!

[Boreal_Spirit]

I'm so glad and thankful that Merlin is out there doing whats right, and eventually, maybe I can be part of it too