During the weekend the Green Balkans Rescue Center team received a signal for a bat colony in an abandoned building of the ‘Zlaten klas’ agricultural cooperative in the village of Koilovtsi, Pleven province.
The property’s new owner, Tsvetoslav Petkov, had planned a renovation in the building and reached out to us to help him deal with his unexpected tenants. At the site, our team found out from the workers that there have been around 100 bats in the building only a few days ago. When they went to check, however, the Green Balkans team only found one bat, a Greater horseshoe bat.
This is a showcase example of the bats’ spring migration from their wintering places towards their breeding places. That is the reason these so called 'transit colonies' often take temporary shelter in old buildings, they often leave within a few days.
If you stumble upon such a colony, we’d recommend you wait a couple of days so they can leave the place on their own. In case you decide to turn to specialists for advice and help, you can contact the local RIEW inspectorate. For contacts, check out the MOEW website.
We would like to thank all responsible citizens for their positive attitude towards our wild neighbors in order to live in harmony together!
For additional information on bats:
Elena Stoeva, mob.number: 0887574699
Additional information:
Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is the largest coordinated network for nature conservation. More than 30% of the territory of Bulgaria falls within the scope of the network - 120 areas for the protection of wild birds and 234 areas for the protection of natural habitats.
Bats
33 from the 35 species of bats in Europe can be found in Bulgaria. They are of key importance for ecosystems. All bat species are protected by the Biodiversity Act, and the forest and underground habitats of the species are protected within the Natura 2000 ecological network.
The Green Balkans Rehabilitation and Breeding Center information acitivities are implemented with the contribution of:
The property’s new owner, Tsvetoslav Petkov, had planned a renovation in the building and reached out to us to help him deal with his unexpected tenants. At the site, our team found out from the workers that there have been around 100 bats in the building only a few days ago. When they went to check, however, the Green Balkans team only found one bat, a Greater horseshoe bat.
This is a showcase example of the bats’ spring migration from their wintering places towards their breeding places. That is the reason these so called 'transit colonies' often take temporary shelter in old buildings, they often leave within a few days.
If you stumble upon such a colony, we’d recommend you wait a couple of days so they can leave the place on their own. In case you decide to turn to specialists for advice and help, you can contact the local RIEW inspectorate. For contacts, check out the MOEW website.
We would like to thank all responsible citizens for their positive attitude towards our wild neighbors in order to live in harmony together!
For additional information on bats:
Elena Stoeva, mob.number: 0887574699
Additional information:
Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is the largest coordinated network for nature conservation. More than 30% of the territory of Bulgaria falls within the scope of the network - 120 areas for the protection of wild birds and 234 areas for the protection of natural habitats.
Bats
33 from the 35 species of bats in Europe can be found in Bulgaria. They are of key importance for ecosystems. All bat species are protected by the Biodiversity Act, and the forest and underground habitats of the species are protected within the Natura 2000 ecological network.
The Green Balkans Rehabilitation and Breeding Center information acitivities are implemented with the contribution of:
