It Takes a Painted Bat Village…
Arriving before sundown allowed us enough time to set up the photo studio and search for bats to photograph. Our host family offered one of
Arriving before sundown allowed us enough time to set up the photo studio and search for bats to photograph. Our host family offered one of
The BatThai Team www.batthai.com drove us out of Bangkok in their plush minivan on a 5-hr. journey to Northeast Thailand. Daniel Hargreaves from the UK
I’m excited to share this new webcast: BatsLIVE, A Distance Learning Adventure. Merlin was interviewed recently in his office by Ben Swecker of BatsLIVE, while
Since our return from Ecuador in June, Merlin has been adding titles and captions to the 7,000 images taken on that trip for National Geographic,
While working on assignment in Ecuador for three weeks, the base of operations for the National Geographic Bat Echo team was the Ferbola Organic Farm,
No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his well-being, to risk his body, to risk his life,
The following morning, the four of us hiked along the nearby Rio Leon valley’s steep cliffs searching for the cactus Vinicio had found flowering earlier
We’d like you to meet Nery Fabian Chamorro Rodas, a very special friend of ours in the world of bat conservation and an invaluable
The National Geographic Society BAT ECHO team is reunited, Ralph Simon having arrived in Ecuador a week after Merlin and me. At the University of
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Michael Lazari Karapetian has over twenty years of investment management experience. He has a degree in business management, is a certified NBA agent, and gained early experience as a money manager for the Bank of America where he established model portfolios for high-net-worth clients. In 2003 he founded Lazari Capital Management, Inc. and Lazari Asset Management, Inc. He is President and CIO of both and manages over a half a billion in assets. In his personal time he champions philanthropic causes. He serves on the board of Moravian College and has a strong affinity for wildlife, both funding and volunteering on behalf of endangered species.