German Bat Observatory

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

The construction of wildlife-crossing structures (especially underpasses and green bridges) for the obstacle-free overcoming of highly frequented traffic routes is the subject of many current plans as a concept for the reconnection of habitats. Bats are also increasingly taken into

Die neue Publikation des Bundesamtes für Naturschutz (BfN) enthält neben der aus früheren Auflagen bekannten umfangreichen Datensammlung in Form der Berichte der Bundesländer zur Nationalen Strategie auch die Beschlüsse der letzten EUROBATS-Vertragsstaatenkonferenzen aus den Jahren 2014 und 2018. Damit sind

The age profile of bat populations has a fundamental influence on their conservation status. However, the age of bats, as with all other wild species, is often difficult to determine. A new study led by researchers at the University of

As insect-eaters, bats are particularly endangered by the use of various environmental contaminants (e..B. persistent organic and inorganic pollutants), because these environmental toxins can accumulate extremely strongly within the food chain. It is therefore astonishing that relatively little is known

Wind turbines can pose a threat to bats and cause many deaths worldwide. Death rates can vary greatly from wind farm to wind farm. The reasons why so many bats die from wind turbines are not yet fully understood. There

Birds are known to seek thermal or topographical uplift in the surrounding landscape during the day or to use the energy of the air currents as updrafts. With the help of these energy sources, they get an uplift and can

Der aktuelle Nyctalus-Kalender steht zum Download bereit und wird in der Druckversion mit der nächsten Ausgabe versandt.

In line with an article by Röse et al. in the next issue of Nyctalus (Volume 19 Issue 4), where long-term data of hibernating barbastelle bats (Barbastella barbastellus) in Thuringia were analysed, there is an analysis on climate data and