OBC's
directors and bats have appeared on numerous shows |
The
Ellen Degeneres Show |
2007-Director
Rob Mies and a variety of bats from the Bat Zone were featured on the
Halloween segment of The Ellen Degeneres
Show.
See a clip of the show |
Late
Night With Conan O'Brien
|
Oct.
2005-Director Rob Mies was featured on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
Rob brought with him a big brown bat, a baby vampire bat, and a gigantic
flying fox.
See
a clip of the show
|
| National
Geographic |
May
2005-Director Kim Williams and the Bat Zone's vampire bats are featured
on National Geographic's "Bug Attack-Blood Suckers." This show
was about insects that suck blood, however they started the show with
a segment on vampire bats and why they are not as bad as most insects.
|
| Live
with Regis and Kelly |
Oct.
2004-Director Rob Mies shows Regis and Kelly a variety of bats including
a gigantic flying fox (with a 6 foot wingspan). Myths were dispelled
and the benefits of bats were discussed.
|
Martha
Stewart Living |
Oct.
2002-The Organization for Bat Conservation's director, Rob Mies, shows
Martha Stewart, and her fans, how to build a bat house. This was the
third time the Organization for Bat Conservation was asked to appear
on Martha Stewart Living. Rob brought a big brown bat, a pallid bat,
and a Mexican free-tailed bat. The big brown and free-tail are common
residents of bat houses. The program was aired October 25th, 2002 and
OBC was delighted to educate millions of viewers about how to build
a bat house.
See
a clip of the show |
The
Today Show |
April
and Oct. 2000-Rob Mies and Kim Williams, appeared on NBC's the Today
Show with Jim Fowler and Katie Curic during their big Halloween show
on October 31, 2000, 2001, and 2002. A large portion of the show was
filmed outside, along with hundreds of New York City residents dressed
up in Halloween costumes. Bats were included in two of Jim's segments.
Kim brought on an endangered Golden Bat from the Island of Rodrigues
and explained the importance of OBC's project to inform people about
their possible extinction. Katie said that she thought that some bats
were cute and that she understood the importance of insect-control in
the United States. Kim then brought out a vampire bat and talked about
the myths surrounding these bats, including references to Count Dracula.
This was the second time OBC was on the Today Show with Jim Fowler, we
enjoyed the experience immensely!
See
a clip of the show
|
Wild
Things |
Oct.
1997-Kim Williams and Rob Mies film for Paramount Pictures "Wild
Things." This show was about OBC's rescue work in Australia
with the spectacled flying foxes. It aired numerous times throughout
the
United States and generated much interest in this conservation project.
See
a clip of the show |
