BatWeek Social Guidance

BatWeek is an annual celebration of bats that takes place October 24 – 31. Now in its fifth year, Bat Week is comprised of events that take place throughout the week across the US and Canada. In addition to attending events, millions participate online through social media and on the batweek.org website.

The weeks leading up to BatWeek provide a great opportunity to engage on social sites to promote local events and to educate the public about bats, their role in nature, their importance to agriculture, and the threats they face due to white-nose syndrome and habitat loss.

This years theme: Be a Bat Hero

Bat Week Brainstorm: Some Ideas for Social Media Posts

Join the conversation using these hashtags: #BatWeek, #Bats, #SaveTheBats, #BatHero.

Share! Talk about why bats are important for healthy ecosystems. Help dispel the myths that they are scary (they’re not!).

Share photos of people building bat houses, planting trees, or attending bat programs.

Post pictures of bats native to your area.

Keep the text short, and add emojis to your tweets.

Talk about why you love bats. (Perhaps you identify with their nocturnal ways. Or maybe it’s their sweet flying skills. Or the way they use echolocation to find prey.)

Direct web traffic to the many partner sites including batweek.org, batcon.org & whitenosesyndrome.org

Participate in the #BatWeek Twitter storm, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 1 – 2pm ET.

Promote your #BatWeek events on social media, and then share photos of participants.

Not sure where to get started?

Check out Check out our toolkit materials

Sample Posts

#BatWeek is almost here! Will you step up to Be a Bat Hero? Check out batweek.org for some great ideas to celebrate bats near you!

Not all heroes wear capes! Researchers at [Insert organization/ institution] monitor bat health at [location]. #BatHero #BatWeek #SaveTheBats

No matter where you live, chances are high that you have bats as neighbors. These unique mammals are eat insects, pollinate plants, and spread seeds. Thanks, bats! #BatWeek

Bats are in trouble! White-nose syndrome has devastated bat populations since it was first discovered in 2006. Today, WNS kills bats in 33 US states and 7 Canadian provinces. Visit whitenosesyndrome.org to learn more about #Bats, WNS, and how you can be a #BatHero. #BatWeek

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila…. While we don’t endorse excess drinking, some of our favorite adult beverages are brought to us by bats! Check out batweek.org for some great cocktail tips! #BatWeek

Key Social Media Accounts

Organization Twitter Facebook Instagram BatWeek @Bat_Week @BatWeek N/A Bat Conservation International @BatConIntl @BatCon @BatConservationInternational Lubee Bat Conservancy @BatConservancy @LubeeBatConservancy @LubeeBatConservancy National Park Service @NatlParkService @nationalparkservice @nationalparkservice Parks Canada @ParksCanada @ParksCanada @Parks.Canada The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative @CWHCRCSF @cwhcrcsf The Save Lucy Campaign @SaveLucyTheBat @TheSaveLucyCampaign @TheSaveLucyCampaign The Wildlife Habitat Council @WildlifeHC @wildlifehabitatcouncil N/A US Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS @usfws @usfws US Forest Service @forestservice @USForestService @U.S.ForestService US Geological Survey @USGS @USGeologicalSurvey @usgs Wildlife Acoustics @WildlifeAcoust @WildlifeAcoustics @WildlifeAcoustics Wildlife Conservation Society @TheWCS @TheWCS @TheWCS Bureau of Land Management @BLMNational @BLMNational @mypubliclands

Learn more about bats, white nose syndrome, the national response, and our partners at www.whitenosesyndrome.org.