Educational and practical meeting on the protection of bats

Specialists of the Research and Ecological and Educational Activities Department in Uzhanskyj National Nature Park (NNP) held a practical meeting – training on the importance and protection of bats on May 20th, in the center of Velykyi Bereznyj near the Greek Catholic Church.

The training was attended by researchers of Uzhanskyj NNP – Koval Nelya and leading experts in environmental education – Kapral Myron and Malakeev Eugene. Ms. Nelya told about the peculiarities of their biology and demonstrated a box for bats that will serve the animals to live and give birth to offspring.

The event was held in cooperation with the Interreligious and Environmental Civil Forum of Eastern Europe (IRCEF) with the support of the German Conservation Union (NABU).

Informational Service of IRCEF

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