BAT NEWS

Survey on pathogen pollution in underground ecosystems

Nation-wide Noctule census in Germany

New issues of Plecotus and Hypsugo journals

Misconceptions and misinformation about bats and viruses: expert response

Bats as indicators: a special issue of Mammalian Biology

BAT EVENTS

3-11 September 2021

IUCN World Conservation Congress

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26-28 October, 2021

Virtual Conference "Protection of bat populations - threats, problems, practices, solutions"

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26-30 October 2021

6th EuroSpeleo Protection Symposium "Assessing, monitoring and protecting cave biotopes and geotopes through Natura 2000 or similar programs in Europe"

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2 November 2021

1st International Bat Research Online Symposium: Towards solving the wind energy-bat conflict

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International Bat Night

25^th IBN will be held on August 28/29, 2021

2021 marks the 30^thAnniversary of EUROBATS and the 25^th Anniversary of International Bat Night

New information material available here

Comic "Bono's Adventures" is now available in English and German!

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The EUROBATS Secretariat has received the sad news that on Thursday, 8 April our dear colleague and highly renowned bat scientist Dr. Jens Rydell has passed away at the age of 67.

He will be very missed. Our sincere sympathy is with his family, friends and colleagues.

On February 6, our Swedish friend and colleague Dr. Ingemar Ahlén passed away at the age of 84. Our condolences and sympathy go to his family and friends.

See the obituary written by his EUROBATS peers and colleagues

INFORMATION ON COVID -19

Notification to the Parties by CMS, AEWA, and EUROBATS

Recommendations of the Advisory Committee of EUROBATS on potential risks of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from humans to bats

Click for more info (FAQs, statements, etc.) on bats and coronavirus outbreak

Meeting of Parties