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Ebersberg district counts bats

2020-05-17T07:55:57.749Z


The Lower Nature Conservation Authority in the Ebersberg District Office is starting a new environmental project. It wants to count the domestic bats to secure their existence. 


The Lower Nature Conservation Authority in the Ebersberg District Office is starting a new environmental project. It wants to count the domestic bats to secure their existence. 

County –Corona is currently the dominant topic. Other topics are just getting out of sight. But some species also fight for survival in the animal kingdom. And not just somewhere in the distant tropics or deep seas, but very close to us, in front of our eyes, right on our doorstep. For example bats.

23 species native to Bavaria

23 different species are currently native to Bavaria. They are all strictly protected and many of them endangered. Some of them come to us in close proximity and settle in attics or hide behind wooden cladding, shutters or under flat roof covers. There, the harmless animals live their peaceful lives, often not perceived by us humans, and they eat a lot of insects night after night, including many pests and mosquitoes. Quite their way of paying rent.

Last recorded 20 years ago

The Lower Nature Conservation Authority is now to investigate which bat species occur in the Ebersberg district and where they are widespread. Bats were recorded in the district 20 years ago. At that time, quarters of 15 different bat species were known, with the district housing at least 17 bat species, a considerable number!

Horseshoe bat returns

But in the many years to date, much has changed and neighborhoods have gone out or entire species have disappeared. Or there were new species, because they z. B. can now colonize the district in the course of global warming. For example, thanks to the intensive protection efforts that have been carried out for several years, the small horseshoe bat weighing just five grams, which is threatened with extinction in Germany, is returning to some of its formerly inhabited areas in southern Bavaria. About 50 years ago, the lightweight with the distinctive nose was still common here, but was almost eradicated within 20 years due to the use of highly toxic insecticides and wood preservatives in the last century. Today it is one of the rarest mammals in Bavaria. However, their decline has now stopped and the remaining stocks in the Alpine foothills can recover a little.

Biologists on the go

The small horseshoe bat, which prefers warm attics for its location, may now also be found in the Ebersberg district. However, in order to investigate the situation of all other bat species, a five-member team of four biologists is on the road in the district this year and next. B. search for bat populations in churches or count formerly known colonies on residential buildings.

The district office therefore asks that the bat experts be supported in their work if they contact them or ask for permission to count the animals or to be able to determine the type of bat they encounter. Of course, the currently applicable rules of conduct regarding infection protection, such as maintaining the minimum distance, etc. are observed. From the bat experts, home and garden owners can learn a lot of interesting things about the animals or get advice on bat questions. The bat team also needs your help in finding previously unknown quarters. If they know bat occurrences in attics, in barns or stables or anywhere else on buildings, the biologists would be grateful to receive a message. Each report can make an important contribution to the protection and conservation of these unique and useful mammals.

Here you can report accommodation

The Landratsamt Ebersberg therefore requests that bat quarters be reported to the following telephone number: (0 80 92) 82 31 74 (Roswitha Holzmann, Lower Nature Conservation Authority Ebersberg) or also by email to roswitha.holzmann@lra-ebe.de. The message is then forwarded to the relevant bat specialists.

Domestic bats do not transmit Covid-19

And another important note from the experts: “If you live with bats in or around the house, you don't have to be afraid of the transmission of diseases. A bat's quarters poses no health hazard to humans if used normally! If you find an injured, weakened or sick bat outside the area, you should only touch it with thick gloves so that you are not bitten. Because, of course, bats, like all wild animals and pets, as well as humans, can fall victim to various pathogens that can be transmitted by a bite. It is good to know that our domestic bats are not carriers of the currently rampant new type of corona virus. ”

Source: merkur

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