Examples of appropriate use of personal protective equipment when handling bats. A. An eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis) handled with gloves (July 2020; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/62466174), ©Brayden Paulk (CC-BY-NC). B. An example of bat researcher holding a long-tongued bat (Choeronycteris mexicana) with gloves, eye protection and a face mask (September 2020; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/60339444), © Axl Hernández (CC-BY-NC).

  
  Part of: Van der Jeucht L, Groom Q, Agosti D, Phelps K, Reeder DM, Simmons NB (2021) Using iNaturalist to monitor adherence to best practices in bat handling. Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e68052. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e68052