The Visit of the Representative of the European Commission for the LIFE European Funding Program in the framework of the LIFE GRECABAT Project – LIFE17 NAT/GR/000522 entitled: "Greek Caves and Bats: Management Actions and Change of Attitude ", on January 11 and 12, 2023, was successfully carried out in Kalavryta and the Limnes Cave respectively.

The LIFE GRECABAT team and the co-organizers decided to postpone the two-day conference on "Caves and underground life in the Municipality of Kalavrita: Towards an integrated protection and management". The conference was scheduled to take place on March 12 & 13, 2020 at the Cave of Lakes, Kastria and the Mansion of Paleologina in Kalavrita respectively.

The largest bat colony in Greece and one of the most important winter colonies in Europe was discovered by researchers of LIFE GRECABAT program.

The discovery was recorded in the unvisited part of the Cave of Lakes, Kastria, Achaea, which hosts more than 18,000 common bent – wing bats (Miniopterus schreibersi) and nine additional species at different times of the year. This finding was made in collaboration with the Cave Management and Chelmos-Vouraikos Management Body.