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How to build a bat house / Bat Box

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).

The University of Crete- Natural History Museum of Crete celebrates the 30th anniversary of the NATURA 2000 Network
The University of Crete- Natural History Museum of Crete, having implemented or collaborated in more than 10 LIFE projects, participates in the celebrations by organizing an information kiosk in the exhibition space at the Natural History Museum of Crete in Heraklion (Periodical Exhibition), Monday, May 23 at 10 p.m. until 5 p.m.
Current cave monitoring practices, their variation and recommendations for future improvement in Europe: A synopsis from the 6th EuroSpeleo Protection Symposium.
A summary of the presentations and discussions held at 𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 was published yesterday.
Online event for LIFE GRECABAT’s Educational kit

On Wednesday, 03/11/2021, an online event was held for the presentation of the LIFE GRECABAT Educational kit.

Presentation of LIFE GRECABAT’s educational kit
LIFE GRECABAT organizes on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 18:00 pm, an online event for the presentation of an Educational kit addressed to elementary and high school students which was created within the framework of the project.
Action E1 - Educational kit of LIFE GRECABAT

The LIFE GRECABAT Educational kit contains educational activities for elementary and secondary school children. It is thematically adapted to the objectives and actions of the LIFE17 NAT / GR / 000522 - LIFE GRECABAT project ("Greek Caves and Chiropractors: Management Actions and Behavior Change") - a deliverable of the project. The contents of the kit are related to the habitat of land caves, the relations of bats and cave invertebrates to their environment, the effect of human activities but also the need to maintain the functionality of natural ecosystems.

Celebrating the European NATURA 2000 Day
Together with Goulandris Natural History Museum we celebrate the European Natura 2000 Day, to honor the largest Network of Protected Areas in the world
Online Opening Ceremony for the IYCK 2021
The Opening Ceremony for the 2021 International Year of Caves and Karst will be held virtually on January 26th at YouTube.
The cavernicolous ground beetle, nominated Cave Animal of the Year 2021 for Greece
Ο σπηλαιόβιος Λαιμόστενος 𝙇𝙖𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙪𝙨 𝙫𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙞 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞, 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟖, ένα ενδημικό είδος της καταβόθρας Αλιάρτου που μελετάται στο πλαίσιο του προγράμματος LIFE GRECABAT, επιλέχθηκε ως Σπηλαιόβιο ζώο της Χρονιάς 2021 για την Ελλάδα.
2021: International Year of Caves and Karst
Τhe forthcoming year has been declared by the International Union of Speleology (UIS) as the International Year of Caves and Karst.
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