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The North American Bat Conservation Partnership was created out of the need to support continent-wide bat conservation efforts in an organized way. It is an alliance of working groups, bat researchers, non-governmental organizations, and state and federal agencies from Mexico, Canada, and the United States. These partners have created a Strategic Plan that identifies conservation priorities. Through a vital communication network information and resources are provided to aid local bat research, conservation, and education initiatives.



Goals:



- Identify key resources.



- Establish baseline populations and trends.



- Identify species requirements and limiting factors.



- Describe, quantify, and monitor the effects of current land-management practices and other human disturbances on bats.



- Quantify the economic and social impacts of North American bats.



- Develop standards and protocols to



- enhance research quality, and



- minimize harm to bats during the course of research.



- Refine spatial and temporal distribution maps, and prepare one set of shared maps for all North American bat species.



- Encourage international cooperation and incorporate bats that cross borders into broader wildlife programs such as research, inventory, monitoring, and habitat assessments.