Project

Number of bats in caves is monitored in many European countries. In Croatia monitoring of wild animals is proposed in Nature Protection Act (NN 70/05, 139/08, 57/11) and in Strategy and Action plan for the Conservation of Biological and Landscape Diversity of Croatia (NN 81/99, 143/08).

CBSS is monitoring bats in caves in Nature Park Medvednica, Vransko jezero and National park Krka. In 2011. monitoring of bats in caves Izvor rijeke Bijele and Golubnjača is initiated in Zadarska County.

In this two caves species Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, Rh. hipposideros Rh. euryale, Myotis myotis/blythii, M. capaccinii i Miniopterus schreibersii are recorded. Monitoring of bats in these caves is made according to Eurobats Publication Series No5. This project is financed by Public Institution for Management of Protected Natural Values in Zadarska County.