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.
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Objectives
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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.
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Learn the basic theory of bat identification with the aid of ultrasound
devices.
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Field training in using active detectors.
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Learning how
to operate the passive detectors produced by Pettersson, Titley Scientific, EcoObs,
and others.
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Analyzing bat calls by using
software from Pettersson (BatSound), Titley Scientific (AnaLook), Wildlife
Acoustics (Kaleidoscope) and Biotope (SonoChiro 4).
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Checking bats at Ås Agricultural College during the 3rd EABDW in Norway.
Photo: Leif Gjerde.

Searching for emerging bats at
Vercors
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