Useful links on European boreal bats, and on lifelong learning of nature
General links
Habitats Directive
SEA Directive
EUROBATS
Use of ultrasound detectors for bat studies in Europe - experiences from field identification, surveys and monitoring
Eptesicus – electronic newsletter on boreal bats (unfortunately, this site was closed by hot.ee in 2016)
Bat Station (bat research and cooperation in Europe)
Basic
equipment
Ultrasound
detectors and software to observe and study bats
Digital
recorders to record bat sounds from the detector
Strong
hand torches to observe bats in flight
Country-related
links
Estonia
Eestimaa Looduse Fond
Sicista Arenduskeskus
MTÜ Suurkõrv
LENA-Eesti (Loodusväärtuste õppimine Euroopas, 2012-2014)
http://lena-eesti.blogspot.com/
http://lena-eesti.blogspot.com/
LENA Estonia (Learning Natural Values in Europe, 2012-2014)
Eesti nahkhiirte tähtsad elupaigad
https://nahkhiirte-tahtsad-elupaigad.blogspot.com/
Loodusekoda MTÜ
Eesti nahkhiirte tähtsad elupaigad
https://nahkhiirte-tahtsad-elupaigad.blogspot.com/
Loodusekoda MTÜ
Finland
National implementation report of Finland
The bat species and important bat areas in Helsinki in 2003
Bat habitat requirements – implications for land use planning
Latvia
Distribution and status of bats in Latvia
New data on the distribution of the barbastelle bat Barbastella barbastellus in Latvia
Research of bat wintering sites in Gauja National Park, Latvia
Lithuania
Bats of Lithuania: distribution, status and protection
Bat species composition and abundance in two underground hibernaculae in Vilnius before and
after fencing
Bats hibernating in Kaunas Fortress, Lithuania
Bats (Chiroptera) found in bat boxes in Southeastern Lithuania
Norway
National report on the implementation of the agreement in Norway
Nordic Chiroptera Information Center (NIFF) - BatLife Nordica
The working group on bats
Russia (European part)
Website of the Russian Bat Research Group
Saint-Petersburg society for bat research and conservation
Russian Bats at Risk as Wildfires Destroy Forest Habitats
Conserving Bats – Russia
Sweden
Fladdermusfaunan i Sverige
Summary: The Bat fauna of Sweden. Present knowledge on distribution and status.
Bats and offshore wind turbines studied in southern Scandinavia
Behavior of Scandinavian bats during migration and foraging at sea
