Information for bat conservation
Most people lack direct experience with wildlife and form their risk perception primarily on information provided by the media. The way the media frames news may substantially shape public risk perception, promoting or discouraging public tolerance towards wildlife. At the
Progressive urbanization is a phenomenon that can be observed worldwide and in most cases leads to a measurable change in the natural habitats of different species. In the successful adaptation of wild animals to urban conditions, certain behavioral traits presumably
In general, human-wildlife conflicts (HWC) are created wherever habitats and the interests of humans and wild animals cross. This worldwide phenomenon therefore affects both humans and wild animals and the causes are numerous and sometimes extremely complex. While some definitions
Abstract: Bats are strictly protected throughout Europe. They are a highly diverse order of mammals in terms of body size, body weight, migratory behaviour, trophic niche specialisation and habitat use. The latter ranges from urban areas and arable land to
Bats are characterized by low reproductive rates in contrast with most of other small mammals. This makes their populations vulnerable when inclement environmental conditions such as cold and rainy weather impair the reproductive success of females. The fine-scale effect of
New issue of Acta Chiropterologica has been published, Vol. 23 (2): https://bioone.org/journals/acta-chiropterologica/volume-23/issue-2 Content: Cytogenetic Analyses Detect Cryptic Diversity in Megaderma spasma from MalaysiaMarianne Volleth, Stefan Müller, Klaus-Gerhard Heller, Vladimir Trifonov, Thomas Liehr, Hoi-Sen Yong, Robert J. Baker, Faisal A. Anwarali
Identification of bats is most practically done by exploiting the characteristic features of their echolocation calls. This usually involves expert knowledge, expensive equipment and time-consuming post processing of previously recorded calls. Automated solutions exist, but are usually not as accurate
Bats are protected by national and international legislation in European countries, yet many species, particularly migratory aerial insectivores, collide with wind turbines which counteracts conservation efforts. Within the European Union it is legally required to curtail the operation of wind
Unter Führung des Bundesverbandes für Fledermauskunde Deutschland e.V. haben einige Vereine und Verbände des Fledermausschutzes in Deutschland ein neues “Positionspapier naturverträglicher Ausbau der Windenergienutzung” erarbeitet, in dem sie die Pläne der Bundesregierung scharf kritisieren, den Windkraftausbau unter deutlicher Einsparung beim
“Da Anhang IV der FFH-Richtlinie alle Arten der Fledermäuse erfasst, bilden dieFledermäuse neben den Vögeln die wohl planungspraktisch bedeutsamste Artengruppe”, heißt es in dem neu erschienenen Werk von Andreas Lukas, Rechtsanwalt mit Schwerpunkt Artenschutzrecht. Deshalb dürfte diese Neuerscheinung für Fledermausschützer,