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Welcome to the Talking Bat podcast series from BatAbility Courses & Tuition. Every month we interview someone important, influential, inspirational or just darn right bat-tastic from the world of bats or from the wider world of ecology/natural history/conservation. These interviews are carried out in a relaxed, conversational style, as we dive deeper into the background of our guests. As well as providing recently recorded interviews we are also uploading, on a monthly basis, interviews from our Talking Bat archive. To find out more about BatAbility visit: www.batability.co.uk To find out more about BatAbility Club visit: www.batability.co.uk/batability-club/
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6 days ago
6 days ago
If you deal with Titley Scientific in Europe then the chances are you have had the pleasure of meeting (or at least communicating with) their UK/Europe Sales Support Manager, Andrew Dobson. We felt it would be great to let you find out so much more about the person behind the products & services they distribute in Europe, & this interview certainly gets well into Andrew's background prior to & after the relaunch of Titley Scientific in 2013.
Sunday May 05, 2024
Talking Bat with Dr Hannah Mueller (Phoenix Ecology - New Zealand)
Sunday May 05, 2024
Sunday May 05, 2024
Dr Hannah Mueller recently set up her own environmental/ecological consultancy in New Zealand (Phoenix Ecology Ltd). She is an ecologist with expertise in a wide range of ecological matters, with a key focus on finding management solutions to environmental challenges that work with nature’s principles & restore ecosystems using a landscape-scale approach. During this interview we talk about her experiences setting up & running the business, as well as going into a little bit of detail regarding bat consultancy work in New Zealand.
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Talking Club (May 2024) with Aileen Hendry
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Every month Aileen Hendry (BatAbility Courses & Tuition) is joined by Neil Middleton to deliver a 'light-hearted' monthly update for our BatAbility Club members. We are sharing it here for the benefit of anyone who wishes to find out more about what we are up to.
If you are not a Club member, but would like to know more about how to join up, please go to the following link: batability.co.uk/batability-club/
Sunday Apr 28, 2024
Talking Bat with Dr Dean Waters (University of York)
Sunday Apr 28, 2024
Sunday Apr 28, 2024
Dean Waters is highly respected within the world of bats & academia for his research, separate to which he describes himself as an Ecology, Acoustics & Imaging Consultant, as well as a mediocre photographer.
During this interview we explore his back story, as well as discussing some of his research interests, which include bat biology, conservation, bioacoustics & biomimetics (using biology as inspiration for engineering).
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Talking Bat with Miranda Collett (Collett Trust for Endangered Species)
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Miranda Collett spends her time between Jersey & Argentina. She certainly has an interesting life story, & during this interview we learn all about her professional career, which lead up to the purchase of some land in Corrientes (Argentina) & the creation of a 4,000 acre conservation area dedicated to preserving endangered species & defending the habitats that are essential for their survival.
Sunday Apr 14, 2024
Talking Creaky Old Bat with Anne Youngman (Ultra-Marathon Runner)
Sunday Apr 14, 2024
Sunday Apr 14, 2024
She's back for a second time on Talking Bat. This time we speak to the award winning Anne Youngman (former BCT Scottish Officer) about her first ultra-marathon experience (before & after), all in support of Bats Without Borders.
Did she make? You will have to listen to find out :-). We certainly had lots of fun chatting, & Anne is such an inspirationally infectious character, which shines through with everything she does.
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
Talking Bat with Dr Roger Ransome (Researcher & Retired Consultant)
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
Hugely respected & recognised for his contributions to bat conservation, Roger Ransome began studying bats in 1956, completing his PhD in 1979. He is a Linnean Society Award winner for Contributions By An Amateur Towards Scientific Progress, as well as having received the Pete Guest Award (2010) from BCT. Much of what we know about Greater horseshoe bats comes from the work he, & many others working alongside him, have been carrying out at Woodchester Mansion. Add to all this the numerous scientific papers produced, as well as being an author of books, & let's not forget his Guinness World Record for the longest mammal study carried out by an individual.
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Talking Book with Nils Bouillard (Big Bat Year)
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Monday Apr 01, 2024
It's great to have Nils Bouillard back for a second interview here on our channel, this time we focus on the background to his recently published book: Big Bat Year - A Conservation Story (published 2023).
Follow Nils on Twitter: @NilsBouillard
Talking Bat
Neil Middleton & Guests
Hi, I'm Neil from BatAbility Courses & Tuition, and we are
delighted to be sharing here our Talking Bat interview series,
along with some other things that may pop up from time to time.
I hope you enjoy listening to what our guests have to say
as much as I enjoy talking with them ^o^
To find out more about BatAbility please visit:
www.batability.co.uk
If you have any requests for future guests on
Talking Bat please feel free to email me:
neil.middleton@batability.co.uk