Angus Bat Group

Plea for help spotting bat killer

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:26:42 +0000

Bat groups and cavers across the UK have been asked to report suspected cases of an illness that has killed bats in the US.

BBC Story on white-nose syndrome in bats

Talk on Bats in Honduras, by Daniel Hargreaves

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:26:25 +0000

Hi all

Fife & Kinross Bat Group

OPEN INVITATION:

I had the chance to go to a talk on Bats in Honduras, by Daniel Hargreaves,
and he has offered to give the talk when he is up in our parts.   I have to
say he was most entertaining and informative, and leaves you with quite a
yearning to go play with bats in the Americas!

        "Bats in Honduras"
        Daniel Hargreaves
    on    Thursday 11th December
    at    Vane Farm RSPB centre, Kinross
        meet 7pm, talk starts 7:15
        refreshments available
    !    FREE                !

     PLEASE let me know if you are coming OR if you are not, as I will need
to make sure there are enough seats.

Keith

Keith Cohen
Fife and Kinross Bat Group
PLEASE CONTACT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

Bats & Wind turbines

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:06:41 +0000

New Scientist article on bat deaths around wind turbines

BBC coverage of story

Video from Calgary University researchers

Another bad year for bats?

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:11:56 +0000

BBC Bat story

Bat Worker Training Syllabus

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 06:38:12 +0000

I have been asked to put the training syllabus for Bat Workers online.
This is the training which is required to be undertaken to gain the Roost visitor license and is an appendix from the Bat Workers Manual. Print out a copy and tick off items as they are covered.

Bat Worker Training Sylabus.pdf

You will find a link to the full Bat Workers Manual further down the home page of this site.

Bat Rabies Vaccination

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:10:39 +0000

Some people have told me that their GP's are trying to charge them for vaccines. These are free if you are bat workers. If anyone is being asked to pay anything other than the prescription charge by their GP's, let me know the GP details and I will contact them to point them in the correct direction.

You can get all the information you need on EBLV and vaccinations here.

DEFRA :Bat Rabies

Hunger makes bats 'act strangely'

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:43:08 +0000

Bats found lying on the ground and being mobbed by birds flying in daylight could be linked to extreme hunger, an expert has said.

Anne Youngman, the Bat Conservation Trust's Scottish officer, said the handful of incidents may be related to last year's poor summer and autumn.

She said it was too early to tell if the problem was more widespread.

An interesting story from BBC.

Hungry Bats???

Angus Bat group meeting

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:51:03 +0000

There will be a meeting of the Angus Bat group on 26 April at 2pm. To be held at Monikie Country Park, Rangers Centre. All are welcome, both members and anyone with an interest in the conservation of bats.

Help us to construct Bat-boxes.

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:53:25 +0000

Want to help to conserve bats? Please come along and help the group to put together some bat boxes. Meet members of the Angus Bat Group. All are welcome.

6 - 8.30PM on 6 May at the Ranger Centre, Monikie Country Park.

Download the poster, and put it up locally please.

Batposter.doc

Bat takes flight cue from insects

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:30:12 +0000

Scientists studied the Pallas long-tongued bat

Bats use the same aerodynamic mechanism as insects to hover in one place, scientists have found.

Interesting BBC story

Talk: Bats--Myth & Reality

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:18:27 +0000

Scottish Wildlife Trust are giving a talk on Thursday 20th March

entitled, Bats--Myth & Reality

Presentation by Keith Cohen

7:30 pm at
Meffan Gallery, West High St. Forfar.

Admission £3.50/Junior £1.

Bat Workers Manual

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:48:24 +0000

I have been asked to put a complete online version of the Bat Workers Manual on the site. There is a link to this in the Bat links section, but if you want to access a copy where I have joined all the chapters into just one document, please follow this link.While it is good to be able to access this online, I would suggest that it is worth while buying the hard copy, it is rich source of information. Note, if you are on a dial-up connection, this is a large file (5.3 Mb)

Bat Worker Manual Complete.pdf

Also here is a copy of the Bat Conservation Trust bat survey guidelines.

BCT_Survey_Guidelines.pdf

Are you interested in helping to protect bats in Angus area?

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:10:09 +0000

Angus Bat Group is recruiting new members.

Are you interested in helping us to protect bats and their habitats?

Would you like to know more about bats?

You do not need to be an expert to enjoy bats or to help conserve them. You can do as much or as little as you like. Whether you want to train to get a license, or just learn a little more about these fascinating creatures.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

Join the Angus Bat Group. We are taking practical action to prevent further population declines, but we need your help. Joining us is the most direct way to help bats. Use the membership form link below to become a member.

Or, please give a donation to assist us in our bat conservation work.

Tell people about bats, and Angus Bat Group.

Let us know if you have seen bats in your house, garden, local buildings, church or park.

Let us know if your friends would like information, and invite one of us along to give a talk to your group or organize a “bat walk”.

Why not come along to our next meeting. It will be held a Monikie Country Park, Ranger Centre on Saturday February 9th at 1400hrs. All are welcome.

Angus Bats MEMBERSHIP_FORM.pdf
Also, please look at our Newsletter, you can download here, or register to go on our distribution list in left hand menu of this site.

See details of two competitions for creating a name for our newsletter and the design of a logo in this months newsletter, which you can download below. Send all entries to Editor

Angus January Newsletter.pdf

For more information, contact the chairman of Angus Bat Group.

Tim Caselton
Ranger Centre
Monikie Country Park
Monikie
Angus DD5 3QN
Tel: 01382 370202
Mobile 07979 283024
Email: chairman@angus-bats.com

Password protection of forum

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:51:41 +0000

Due to the increasing levels of spam registration attempts — up to 35 a day — it has become necessary to add password protection to the forum. Most of the spam was from Russian and Chinese ISP's.

The current registration procedures are sufficient to stop people posting unless their registration is approved by me, however, I had to log on and delete the spam user every time one attempted to register, and if I left it for a few days, I could have up to 100 to delete.

Password protecting the site means that casual viewers will not be able to access the forum unless they e mail me at WEBMASTER and are given the user name and password. I do not wish to restrict people without due cause, and if you are not a member of Angus Bat Group, but wish access to forum, please do contact me.

I have sent a mail to all current legitimate registered users with the access password. However, if you did not put an e mail address in you profile when you registered on the forum, send me a mail with an e mail address i can contact you on, and I will send necessary information.

Worth a Look: AutumnWatch

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:39:45 +0000

AutumnWatch on BBC2 at 8PM all this week. Simon King is filming bats.