This report presents the results of Action A1.1 (Inventory of bat species and their colonies at the project sites) the project LIFE GRECABAT (LIFE17 NAT / GR / 000522). More specifically, the findings of the visits to the project sites are presented and discussed in the light of the management needs that led to the proposal of the project but also the pressures and threats identified after the start of its implementation. From November 2019 to April 2020, 62 visits were made to the 13 sites of the program.

On Saturday 22 February 2020, LIFE GRECABAT, in collaboration with the Exhibition of the Natural History Museum of Crete, organized a Halloween event with talks and workshops with cave animal specimens, cave animal crafts and games....

Members of the LIFE GRECABAT team had the special opportunity to visit KETHEA ARIADNI in Heraklion, Crete. The visit took place on 31 January 2020, when scientists from the Natural History Museum of Crete, University of Crete and the Institute of Speleological Research of Greece spoke to the members of KETHEA ARIADNI about cave life and the natural history and ecology of bats.

The second conference of LIFE GRECABAT “Caves and Bats: Towards an Integrated Protection and Management" took place on December 20th and 21st 2019 in Heraklion, Crete.

A three unit data logging prototype was developed by the CommonsLab.gr MAKERSPACE Koin.S.Ep.in collaboration with and on behalf of the Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research (HISR / INSPEE) as part of the LIFE-GRECABAT project. The Troglometer is a set of battery-powered environment sensors, connected to datalogging devices, which are optimized for use in harsh and high-humidity environments. There are three main data-logging modules, which make up the Troglometer: a.