Bats

Conservation of Microchiropteran Bats and their Habitat through Research and Community Participation

This year long project investigates breeding biology and habitat preferences shown by microchiropteran bats in and around Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat. Capacity building of individuals by providing opportunities to students will be the core focus of this project. Community-based bat conservation programme for local populace and tourists and educational activities are also proposed herein.

Nyctalus Lasiopterus in Ukraine: Inventory of Current Status, Proposals to Revise the Species Status in IUCN Red List and Conservation

The project could be estimated like successful after realization the following two objectives: 1) to check localities of Ukraine where Greater Noctule was found in past in Ukraine (5 loc.); 2) to study deeply the locality in Chernobyl Zone where Greater Noctule was found in 2009 (including study of roost sites).

Status Survey and Conservation Education Campaign – A Community Participation Approach to Protect Bats in Rajasthan Parts of the Thar Desert.

The Project aims to investigate current status of diversity of bats and launching bat conservation awareness campaign in Rajasthan parts of the Thar Desert, with special reference to Jaisalmer, Bikaner and Jodhpur.

Investigating the Role of Bats as Seed Dispersers and Pollinators in a Faunistically Depauperated Landscape in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

The aim of the project is to investigate the role of bats as seed dispersers and pollinators in a hyper fragmented landscape dominated by sugarcane, and with part of its mammal fauna locally extinct.

Fauna of Bats as an Indicator of the Most Valuable Natural Complexes in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Worthy of Legislative Protection (Ukraine)

The aim of this project is to gain results of a bat fauna survey to elaborate proposals of the lands conservation and protection in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, as important habitats for many rare and endangered species in Europe.

The Role of the Fruit Bat Eidolon Helvum in Seed Dispersal of Azadirachta Indica, a Valuable Multipurpose Tree in the Sahelian Region of Northern Cameroon

The overall aims of this project is to investigate the role of the fruit bat Eidolon helvum to seed dispersal and survival in Azadirachta indica, a valuable and multipurpose tree in the sahelian region of Northern Cameroon.

Conservation of Bats in the Local (Peripheral) Communities around Caves of Pokhara Valley through Education and Awareness Programmes

Creation of awareness and knowledge amongst local people about the importance of bat conservation through educational methods in order to protect bats and their habitats.

Detailed Monitoring Survey of Bats and their Conservation through Radioawareness Programme and Outreach Programme to School Children in Kathmandu Valley

The aim of the study is to re-record the bat species diversity, population and their habitats in Kathmandu valley as well as to adopt a radio awareness programme and lectures to schoolchildren for the conservation of bats and nature for the substantial and long lasting time.

An Assessment of the Diversity and Creation of Bat Conservation Awareness at Margalla Hills National Park

The bats are the least studied group of mammals in Pakistan. This is the first initiative in Pakistan that aims to document information of the faunal diversity of bat in the Margalla Hills National Park, Islamabad while creating conservation awareness among the school children and imparting education to the park staff.

Conservation of Bat Assemblages in Hanoi City, Vietnam

The overall aim of this project is to establish a program for conservation of urban bat populations in Hanoi city, north Vietnam.