CBRC timeline

– Based on the information received from the ARHAIC Association / Sălaj Ambulance of Monuments, we discover a maternity colony of the greater horseshoe bat and Geoffroy’s bat in the Orthodox Church St. Arhangeli from Zalnoc, Sălaj County.

– We discover a mini-colony (7 bats) of pipistrelles (Pipistrellus sp.) in an artificial bat box from the Făget Forest.

– We initiate the project “Bats of Cluj”, studying bats in the metropolitan area with several methods.

– We go to the Iron Gates Natural Park, to monitor bats during the maternity period.

– We go to the Iron Gates Natural Park, to evaluate the bats during the spring period.

– The online presentations during the pandemic / state of emergency gather over 200 participants, especially children and teenagers.

– We present about the bats for the children from Grund School (Oradea).

– Ana, our volunteer from Bucharest, gives a series of presentations for young people from the Romanian National Scout Organization.

– The president of CBRC presents online about bat monitoring methods to the students of the Faculty of Biology and Geology, Babeș-Bolyai University.

– The Europarc Federation publishes a case study about our project aimed at Romanian cavers.

– We publish our annual activity report for 2019.

– We present online about bats for master students from the Faculty of Biology and Geology, Babeș-Bolyai University.

– We are republishing an article about bats in the context of COVID-19, with the consent of the author of the original article, Merlin D. Tuttle.

– The Transindex portal conducts an interview (in Hungarian) with the president of the CBRC, on the subject of bats and COVID-19.

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– We talk about bat monitoring to the students at Sapientia University, Cluj-Napoca.

– We are invited to talk about bats to the children of the Happy Train Kindergarten, Cluj-Napoca.

– Together with our colleagues from the Romanian Permaculture Association, we clean the loft of the Roșia Montana Greek-Catholic Church.

– We are present at the Hungarian Bat Research Conference, organized in Alsódobsza, with a presentation on the situation of bats in Romania (2010-2019), and with a poster about the caves of the Pădurea Craiului Mountains.

– We organize our General Assembly in Brașov, in the end the organization having 14 members and 2 honorary members.

– We are present at the National Congress of Cavers, organized in Șuncuiuș, with a presentation about the cave-dwelling bats of Romanian, and a poster with the results of the mixed chiro-speo teams.

– In collaboration with the Amateur Cavers Club of Cluj, we continue the bat survey of the forgotten caves of the Pădurea Craiului Mountains, with the summer period.

– In collaboration with several entities, we finalize the national summer monitoring of the most important bat roosts in the maternity period (caves and buildings).

– Through our colleague Georgiana, CCCL participates, together with the “Karios” Biology Circle and the Mediaș Municipal Museum, at the Flyers Research Camp, where we learn (again) that children know it better.

– We continue the bat study of Făgetului Clujului forest, finalized with a Bachelor’s degree by our colleague Flaviu, at the Faculty of Biology and Geology, Babeș-Bolyai University.

– We continue to monitor the bat roosts in Dobrogea, finalized with a Bachelor’s degree by our colleague Claudia, at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Agricultural Sciences, Ovidius University, Constanța.

– Together with cavers, we are looking for new maternity colonies in the Banat region, as part of the project financed by the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium.

– We create the tough ID key about cave bats, for cavers, in frame of the project funded by Columbus Zoo & Aquarium.

– We supplement the number of artificial roosts in Făgetul Clujului forest, including a special bat box designed for barbastelles, offered by NaturalTimber.ro. Thank you!

– We present about bats and bat protection in several schools in Baia Mare (Maramureș county).

– We officially represent Romania at the annual meeting of the EUROBATS Advisory Committee, in Skopje, Macedonia.

– Presentation about cave-dwelling bats of Romanai, during the initiation course in speleology, organized by Speo Cristal Oradea.

– Scientific presentation of the results obtained with the Amateur Cavers Club and Speo Cristal Oradea, at the Cluj Biological Days, ed. XX.

– Completing the cleaning of the Orthodox Church in Zeicani.

– Presentation about Romanian cave-dwelling bats during the “Call of the unknown” event, organized by Speo Cristal Oradea.

– Field work in frame of the Columbus Zoo funded project, along with caverss from the Banat region, to identify new hibernation colonies.

– Initiating the 2018-2019 winter monitoring of roosts with colonies of national and continental importance, in collaboration with several colleagues from Romania, Hungary and the United Kingdom.

– Cleaning the Orthodox Church in Zeicani.

– Celebrating the 2-year anniversary of launching the Lilieci.ro portal, and crating the first CBRC annual report for the 2017-2018 period.

– Publishing an article about the cave-dwelling colonies of Romania, in the Bat News magazine, through the Bat Conservation Trust.

– Presenting about bats at the Lucian Blaga High School in Cluj-Napoca, during the “The Other Kind of School” week.

– The Romanian Ministry of Environment nominates the president of the CBRC as the scientific focal point for Romania, within the implementation of the EUROBATS agreement.

– Organizing the 2018 edition of the International Bat Night in Lisa, Brasov County, with over 100 visitors, in partnership with the Radu Negru National College Făgăraș, Braşov County, and the Lisa Orthodox Parish.

– Organizing an ecological education called “Our Bats!” for the students from the Special School for the Visually Impaired, Cluj-Napoca, within the event “Protected Areas Week”.

– Organizing and participating at the 3rd Romanian Bat Research Conference, Cernatu de Sus, with the generous sponsorship of Pettersson Elektronik AB.

– Partnering with the Matei and Friends Association, to organize of the International Bat Nights in Petrila, Hunedoara County.

– Initiating a collaboration with colleagues from Hungary to study the spread of Lloviu virus.

– Participating in the annual cave exploration camp, organized by the Amateur Caver’s Club Cluj, for the identification of new colonies.

– Presenting about bats for children at Damiş, in partnership with ECOTOP Oradea.

– Initiating the detailed bat study of the East Park from Cluj-Napoca.

– Running at the “Run for Wildlife” competition, organized by Matei and Friends Association.

– Initiating the 2018 Summer monitoring of roosts with colonies of national and continental importance, in collaboration with several colleagues from Romania, Hungary and the United Kingdom.

– Presenting about bats at the Betfia Pothole, in partnership with ECOTOP Oradea.

– Starting to implement the project “Enhancing conservation efforts in the bat diversity hotspot of South-Western Romania”, funded by Columbus Zoo & Aquarium.

– Initiating a collaboration with bat researchers from Luxembourg on the study of Myotis emarginatus.

– Participating in the working group meeting for the 2nd edition of the Atlas of European Mammals, Prague, Czech Republic, as national bat data coordinator.

– Participating in the XIXth edition of the Cluj Biological Days, with a presentation about Bat of the year 2018, Rhinolophus mehelyi.

– Initiating the study of White Nose Syndrome (WNS) in collaboration with several foreign institutions.

– Designating the Méhely’s horseshoe bat as Bat of the year 2018 (second edition) in Romania.

– Celebrating the 1 year anniversary of launching the Lilieci.ro portal.

– Participating at the Gala of Protected Areas, Poiana Brașov.

– Participating at the XIth Hungarian Bat Research Conference, at Vámoselőd.

– Participating at the European Bat Research Symposium in San Sebastian, the Basque Country.

– Launching the lilieci_ro Instagram page.

– Participating and presenting at the LIFE+ Szachownitza project conference in Poland.

– Launching the Lilieci.ro portal in three languages (romanian, hungarian and english).

– Organizing and participating in the 2nd edition of the Romanian Bat Research Conference, Plaiul Foii, Braşov County.

– Launching the Lilieci.ro Facebook page.