Iroro Tanshi (born 1984 or 1985)[1] is a Nigerian tropical ecologist and conservationist who studies the ecology and diversity of African bats.
[4][5] Tanshi discovered the only population of the short-tailed roundleaf bat (Hipposideros curtus) in Nigeria, near the Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, and saved it from extinction.
[6][7] Tanshi also protected Nigeria's largest colony of straw-coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) from a government proposal to destroy their roost tree.
[citation needed] Tanshi was recognized for discovering bat species in Nigeria that were last seen 45 years ago.
Her 'Zero Wildfire Campaign', engages local people to protect critical habitats for this bat species is yielding results and is helping bring back this species from the brink of extinction.