German Bat Observatory

Bats are known for their special form of orientation, echolocation by means of ultrasound. However, recent research suggests that bats rely less on echolocation than has long been thought. To verify this, an American-Israeli research team studied 10 hoary bats(Lasiurus

Babbling is a production milestone in infant speech development. Evidence for babbling in nonhuman mammals is scarce, which has prevented cross-species comparisons. In this study, we investigated the conspicuous babbling behavior of Saccopteryx bilineata, a bat capable of vocal production

Last year, the Saxon State Office for the Environment, Agriculture and Geology published a reprint of the brochure “Fledermausquartiere an Gebäuden” (Bat Quarters on Buildings), which was created by the long-standing expert Christiane Schmidt. It is now the 4th edition

Our French colleagues from the Natural History Museum in Paris have launched a Europe-wide project onmigration routes (Bat migration routes in Europe)in which you can actively participate. With the help of bioacoustic recordings, the migratory behaviour of bat species that

On 19/06/21 the first summer conference of the German Bat Observatory took place in the tranquil vaults in the Citadel Spandau (Berlin) in cooperation with the Berlin Species Protection Team (BAT e.V.) and the Working Group Applied Zoology and Nature

Burkhard Kern, in cooperation with the Arbeitskreis Fledermäuse Sachsen-Anhalt e.V., has produced a vivid poster that is intended to help to distinguish the four Pipistrellus species occurring in Central Europe. PDF Download

New issue of the “Journal of Bat Research and Conservation” published, Volume 14 (1) 2021, the successor of the former Spanish journal “Barbastella”. The issue is published open access, i.e. all articles can be downloaded free of charge as PDF.

A new issue of Nyctalus has been published – Volume 19 Issues 4-5 can now be ordered: https://nyctalus.com/bestellung/ (Note for subscribers: The issue will be delivered next week) Content (https://nyctalus.com/alle-hefte/band-19-heft-4-5/): Original studies Röse, N., Sauerbier, W. & Fritze, M.: Long-term

New issue of Acta Chiropterologica published. The content can be found under the following link: https://bioone.org/journals/acta-chiropterologica/current

This year’s long cold spring is raising concerns among many bat protectors about upcoming births. Malnutrition in female bats is known to cause abortion to avoid pregnancy and raising young under poor nutritional conditions. Long dry periods and the increasingly