Germany Founds National Bat Science Organisation
Bundesverband für Fledermauskunde Deutschland (BVF), a German national umbrella organisation for bat workers and conservation was founded in early February.
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Watch: Cavers Visit Austria’s Third Longest Cave
Follow along for a quick glimpse of the epic Hirlatzhöhle, a 101 kilometer (62 mile) long and 1.07 kilometer (3,510 foot) deep cave in the Dachstein Mountains of Austria.
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White-Nose Syndrome Fungus Genetically Linked to Europe
March 17, 2015 / Germany, Ireland, England, United Kingdom, EuropeNew genetic research provides the strongest evidence yet that Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the fungus that causes White-nose Syndrome in bats, originated in Europe.
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US Army Project Creates Critical Habitat for European Bats
A five-year U.S. Army project to create critical habitat for bats will clear brush and plant fruit trees in Germany’s Hohenfels Military Training Area. The project, funded by the European …
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Researchers Find More Information in Bat Echolocation Calls
New research into bat echolocation calls has revealed that they contain much more information than is needed to hunt or find their way around in the dark. The study, undertaken …
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Earliest Musical Instruments Found in German Cave
Scientists have discovered two prehistoric flutes at Geissenkloesterle Cave in Germany’s Swabian Jura region. The flutes, made of bird bone and mammoth ivory, have been dated to between 42,000 and …
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Researchers Point to Bats as Source for Measles & Mumps
An international team of researchers studying viruses in Germany have discovered that bats act as a natural host for paramyxoviruses, the family of viruses responsible for measles, mumps, pneumonias and …
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Large Cave Spider Snags European Recognition in 2012
For the large cave spider, 2012 is poised to be an exciting year. Having recently been voted as both the 2012 European Spider of the Year and the German Cave …
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New Research Reveals Bats Hear Like We See
December 4, 2011 / Germany, England, United Kingdom, EuropeRecent research by scientists at the Universities of Bristol and Munich have given us a better understanding of how bat echolocation works. The study, which involved placing objects in a …
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The Search for an Entrance to Germany’s Amazing Blessberg Cave
A cave discovered three years ago beneath Germany’s Thuringian Forest is the subject of a search to find an alternate entrance, after the original one was sealed up. During construction …
