Climbats - COST Action CA18107
Climate Change and Bats: from Science to Conservation
Description of the Action
Climate change poses major threats to biological communities and the ecosystem services they provide. Bats are sensitive to human-driven habitat alteration, and changes in temperature and water availability induced by climate change may affect their distribution and survival.
Climate change is therefore likely to influence European bat populations and, by affecting insect consumption by bats in farmland, forests and urban areas, there are likely to be serious consequences for both conservation and the economy.
The video below tells you more about our Action!





Focus Areas
Bat distribution change
Define, predict and quantify the effects of climate change on bats across Europe
Bat monitoring networks
Establish strategies to develop a network to monitor and predict changes in bat distribution and inform future management and policy
Insect consumption
Evaluate the effects of climate change on insectivory provided by bats in farmland
Lastest Updates
Excellent documentary featuring the work of my friend, Rahul Khanolkar. Good visuals, storytelling, balanced info on bats and co-existence, ZERO sensationalism! Also love Rahul's smooth and lucid explanations in Marathi. @HabitatsTrust @TheMahaMTB
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4GgzTSoWusc
Our hibernation surveys are wrapped up and spring is on the way, so here are a few final photos of our adventures underground this winter.
1. Bechstein's bat
2. Lesser horseshoe bat
3. Fiona by the King pillar
4. My gang is harder than yours 🦇
Funded PhD opportunity with me and @vincentwildlife starting Sept 2023. Let's see if we can guide these amazing #bats around anthropogenic hazards! https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-funding/phd-funding/view/1580-Life-Sciences-PhD-Biology:-Pushing-and-pulling-bats-through-the-landscape.--Can-bats-be-guided-around-anthropogenic-threats?