The Bat Conservation Group is dedicated to the conservation of the approximately 65 species of insectivorous bats and the seven fruit-eating bats found in southern Africa. This is achieved through generating increased public participation in bat conservation, and education and awareness programmes.

Bats actually play an important role in our ecosystems, are vital to leading an environmentally-friendly life-style and save our farmers millions by simply eating insects and pollinating plants. In fact, a colony of approximately 300,000 bats at the De Hoop Cave near Bredarsdorp, are reported to eat up to 100 tons of insects a year!