4th European Alpine Bat Detector Workshop

August/September 2025
Location to be determined

Objectives ― Registration & Payment



With the 16th EBRS finally determined to be in Catalonia during September 2024, accompanied with the European Bat Detector Workshop, we can start planning the European Alpine Bat Detector Workshop which we now know will be held in 2025. It will probably be held in September, as we are trying to avoid the International Bat Research Conference which is to be held in Australia during August the same year.

Updates will follow as new information becomes available...


The first European Alpine Bat Detector Workshop was organized in Trenta (Slovenia) during 2012, followed by the second in Vercors (France) in 2015 and the third in Askim (Norway) in 2018. After 7 years of interruption, we hope to organize the next workshop in 2025!
      Nordic Chiroptera Information Center (NIFF) will also organized the 4th European Alpine Bat Detector Workshop. We are looking for partners. If you are interested, please make contact with us.
      The aim of the workshop will be to aquire field training in practical bat work, especially the use of various models of both passive and active bat detectors.

 

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Leif Gjerde deploying a AnaBat SD2 passive detector. Photo: Leif Gjerde.


Objectives

The objective of the workshop is to improve training and knowledge of the latest technology and experience on field identification of flying bats. The mixture of novice and well experienced bat workers (and everything between) enhances the learning process by self awareness and development.
      The target group is idealistic bat workers (enthusiasts/idealists, NGO's and scientists) who is or will work with bats in the future. Students and NGO's may apply for reduced fee. Commercial bat workers will be accepted if there is space.

 

  • Learn the basic theory of bat identification with the aid of ultrasound devices.

  • Field training in using active detectors.

  • Learning how to operate the passive detectors produced by Pettersson, Titley Scientific, EcoObs, and others.

  • Analyzing bat calls by using software from Pettersson (BatSound), Titley Scientific (AnaLook), Wildlife Acoustics (Kaleidoscope) and Biotope (SonoChiro 4).

   


Checking bats at Ås Agricultural College during the 3rd EABDW in Norway. Photo: Leif Gjerde.


Searching for emerging bats at Vercors
during the 2nd EABDW. Photo: Leif Gjerde.


Registration & Payment

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More information and details will follow...

   

 


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