The BATLINE is an international e-mail discussion group devoted to topics of interest to bat researchers and enthusiasts. Topics include anatomy, morphology and physiology, bat houses, behavior, captivity and rehabilitation, conservation, management and research groups, diseases, parasites and other medical matters, echolocation and sonic analysis, education, legends and folklore, public health considerations, research tools and techniques, and taxonomy and systematics.

Since the list began in the Fall of 1993, it has expanded to hundreds of subscribers from approximately 25 countries. To subscribe to the BATLINE, click here.  If you wish to browse the archives before subscribing, click here for historical archives or click here for current archives. Once you have been subscribed, you will receive confirmation and useful e-mail commands.  To preview the "welcome message," click here.  Subscriptions are usually processed within a few minutes.

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