The overall aim is the implementation of conservation actions in 10 Natura 2000 sites in order to improve the conservation status (range, population, habitat, future prospect) of 10 selected bat species (Annexes II - IV 92/43/EEC) and of Habitat 8310 (Annex I 92/43/EEC).
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Stretching over 18 % of the EU’s land area and almost 6 % of its marine territory, it is the largest coordinated network of protected areas in the world. It offers a haven to Europe's most valuable and threatened species and habitats.
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International Bat Night at the house of the keeper of the salt marshes in Angelochori
The Bat Night organized (as part of the "International Bat Night") by the Management Unit of Protected Areas of Central Macedonia / NECCA (https://necca.gov.gr/en/home/) outside “the house of the keeper of the salt marshes” and in the surrounding area of the Aggelochori Lagoon was successfully completed on Monday afternoon, August 22, 2022.
Instructions for building the Bat box can be found in the project's educational kit (https://www.lifegrecabat.eu/el/enimerotiko-yliko) in the student's booklet (pages 28 - 29, https://www.lifegrecabat.eu/sites/default/files/2021-05/GrecaBat-edukit-016-mathitis.pdf).
A special event was organized by the scientific team of LIFE GRECABAT at the entrance of Paleomylos sinkhole in Akraifnio, Boeotia on Thursday 30/06/2022 (from 19:30 to 23:00), following the workshop in Akraifnio, the researchers of the project demonstrated the way of working and the equipment (Bat detectors, sampling nets, animal handling) for the recording of bats.
