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Our mission is to inspire bat conservation worldwide.

Therefore, all photographs on this website are made available for nonprofit educational purposes that advance the conservation of bats. Within terms of the following agreement, students, educators, conservationists and friends of bats are encouraged to use these images to promote public understanding and appreciation of bats as essential to healthy environments and human economies. All other uses are strictly prohibited without clearly defined, written consent from the photographers. All photographs are copyrighted original works and are protected by United States and international copyright law. For all commercial use, order directly from MTBC or contact ScienceSource. Proceeds from sales support our ongoing work on behalf of bats. By downloading images from Merlin Tuttle’s Bat Conservation photo gallery, you agree to the Terms of Use.

Become a Member – We encourage you to share, include and otherwise use these photographs to help further our goals of education and understanding of bats and their benefits. Members get generous discounts but the photos remain available for all to use to promote the conservation of bats. Join MTBC as a member for discount benefits using a coupon code (supplied in your welcome email) upon checkout from our photo gallery or you may download the images from our photo gallery as a nonmember. Ambassador Members receive an 80% discount on the non-member price of $11 per photo. Members at the Supporting level and above may download 20 photos for free each year. If budget is available, donations are always greatly needed and appreciated as it does cost us to keep these resources available.

Daniel Hargreaves

Daniel Hargreaves is a lifelong bat conservationist who has worked globally to facilitate progress, including co-founding Trinibats, a non-profit bat conservation organization in Trinidad. He has organized and led field workshops worldwide, including five for MTBC. Following a long and successful career in business, he now manages a network of bat reserves for the Vincent Wildlife Trust in the UK, supervising research and development of new and innovative conservation techniques. Daniel also is one of the world’s premier bat photographers.

Madelline Mathis

Madelline Mathis has a degree in environmental studies from Rollins College and a passion for wildlife conservation. She is an outstanding nature photographer who has worked extensively with Merlin and other MTBC staff studying and photographing bats in Mozambique, Cuba, Costa Rica, and Texas. Following college graduation, she was employed as an environmental specialist for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. She subsequently founded the Florida chapter of the International DarkSky Association and currently serves on the board of DarkSky Texas. She also serves on the board of Houston Wilderness and was appointed to the Austin Water Resource Community Planning Task Force.

Michael Lazari Karapetian

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.