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Hidden Courtship: Mating Roosts of Greater Mouse-Eared Bats Need Stronger Protection

Hidden Courtship: Mating Roosts of Greater Mouse-Eared Bats Need Stronger Protection

In the dark corners of old church attics, a remarkable natural drama unfolds: males of the Greater Mouse-Eared Bat (Myotis myotis), Germany’s largest bat species, gather to compete for the attention of females. With complex vocal displays and impressive persistence,

Marcus Fritze 20. June 202520. June 2025 Uncategorized Read more

Two fungi, one disease – and a new threat to bats worldwide

Two fungi, one disease – and a new threat to bats worldwide

A recent study analysing over 5,000 samples from Europe, Asia, and North America has revealed a surprising finding: white-nose disease in bats is caused not by one, but two distinct fungal species. This disease has already killed millions of bats

Marcus Fritze 20. June 202520. June 2025 Uncategorized Read more

Dissertation on light pollution

Dissertation on light pollution

The topic of light pollution is not only of concern to bat experts. The topic is playing an increasingly important role in science and nature conservation in an interdisciplinary manner. Unfortunately, methodological instruments are often still lacking in practice to

Marcus Fritze 9. October 20249. October 2024 Uncategorized Read more

16th European Bat Conservation Symposium

16th European Bat Conservation Symposium

Die 16. Europäische Fledermausforscher-Konferenz fand vom 02.-06.09.2024 in Tarragona, Spanien statt. (siehe offizielle Webseite: https://www.congressos.urv.cat/ebrs-2024). Die englischen Zusammenfassungen der Vorträge können hier heruntergeladen werden: DOWNLOAD Abstract Booklet

Marcus Fritze 9. October 20249. October 2024 Uncategorized Read more

The Evolution of Tolerance: Effects of White Nose Disease on Eurasian Myotis Bats

The Evolution of Tolerance: Effects of White Nose Disease on Eurasian Myotis Bats

Diseases can be a driving force in shaping the genetic structure of populations and even species, especially when the impacts affect particularly sensitive life stages. A prominent example of this process is white-nose syndrome, an infection caused by a fungal

Marcus Fritze 6. October 20246. October 2024 Uncategorized Read more

Population collapse in bats leads to increased pesticide use and increased infant mortality

Population collapse in bats leads to increased pesticide use and increased infant mortality

The decline in biodiversity and its subsequent negative impacts on human well-being have long been predicted by scientists. However, these theoretical predictions have been difficult to quantify due to the limited data available on wildlife and plant populations, as well

Marcus Fritze 5. October 20245. October 2024 Uncategorized Read more

Report bat victims at wind turbines

Report bat victims at wind turbines

The bat season is coming to an end. The maternity rooms have been dissolved, young and old animals are in the process of visiting their winter quarters and the autumn migration of the migrating species is also largely over. This

Marcus Fritze 1. October 20241. October 2024 Uncategorized Read more

Change of board of the German bat observatory

Change of board of the German bat observatory

ThsThe 18 members of the German Bat Observatory e.V., which was founded in the summer of 2018 by bat experts from several federal states from the fields of science, voluntary work and professional nature conservation, met in Berlin’s Spandau Citadel

Marcus Fritze 30. September 202430. September 2024 Uncategorized Read more

EUROBATS Survey on Underground Bat Roosts

EUROBATS Survey on Underground Bat Roosts

EUROBATS has set up a working group (so-called Intersessional Working Group, IWG) to deal with underground bat roosts (caves, mines, cellars, etc.) (IWG Conservation of Key Underground sites). The aim of this working group is currently to collect information on

Marcus Fritze 25. September 202425. September 2024 Uncategorized Read more

Infliction points in species protection – current legislative changes versus scientific evidence in bat protection and the expansion of wind energy utilization

Infliction points in species protection – current legislative changes versus scientific evidence in bat protection and the expansion of wind energy utilization

Press release of the German Bat Observatory Experts are raising the alarm – species protection is clearly being neglected in the legislative changes to the expansion of wind energy Alarming statistics and urgent requests: the expansion of wind energy threatens

Marcus Fritze 12. May 20247. May 2024 Uncategorized Read more
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