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.
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.
The LIFE GRECABAT’s Action C4 workshop, that was co-organized with the Municipality of Orchomenos and the Management Unit of the National Parks of Parnassos, Oiti and Protected Areas of Eastern Central Greece (of NECCA), was successfully completed at the hospitable premises of the Folklore - Historical Museum of Akraefnio [Thursday 30/06/2022 11:00 - 15:00].
The biospeleology seminar of the Hellenic Speleological Society (from 20:30 to 22:40) was successfully completed yesterday evening and was attended by 18 cave trainees and 10 other members of the HSC.
LIFE GRECABAT becomes multilingual by speaking 4 different languages and reaching more people all around the world and especially countries of the Mediterranean basin. To achieve that aim, the fairy tale and selected parts of the educational kit were translated in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.
The aim of action C4 is to improve [or change] the attitude and behaviour of the involved social partners towards bats, caves, cave life and their management.
On Friday, 12/11/2021, an Online Seminar was held for the presentation of the LIFE GRECABAT Troglometer devices. The presentation was attended by speleologists and other stakeholders, followed by a short discussion [total duration one hour].
