We did it!

The campaign ended this morning at 9am, almost 104% funded. We can hardly believe it!

We will never be able to thank you all enough for your support but I made a short video to try anyway...

Your support means we now have the funding for research that may significantly contribute to the survival of Livingstone's fruit bats. I hope you are all as excited as we are to start this work and begin collecting results - I'll make sure to keep posting lab notes as we go so you can stay updated.

We made some fundraiser pledge rewards when we started this campaign, which a lot of you are now entitled to, see below:

$25 - Postcard and personalised thank you note

$50 - Printed photograph of a Livingstone's fruit bat at Jersey Zoo

$100 - T-shirt with a photo of a Livingstone's fruit bat at Jersey Zoo

$200 - Two adult tickets to Bristol Zoo Gardens (excludes travel and accommodation)

$500 - An invitation to see the bats, behind-the-scenes at Bristol Zoo Gardens (excludes travel and accommodation)

$1000 - A framed, signed print of the DNA of one of the bats you have helped to sequence - you choose which bat!

However, we will need your address (and t-shirt size if applicable) to send these out so please could you send me a message on Experiment or to srichdon@gmail.com with these details if you'd like to claim your rewards.

Thank you again everyone, you've made many bats and a few dedicated scientists very happy!