A get to know a bat night

TO COMMEMORATE European Bat Night, the state environmental department and NGO KIVOTOS are organising a special bat-watching event at the Athalassas environmental centre next Friday.

The event will include a presentation on bat detection which will be followed by an opportunity for those attending to use special ultrasound bat-detectors to spot the winged creatures in the area.

“We call on you to attend this unique European event, which is carried out every year in a number of countries on the same day, to spot various types of bats with the use of ultrasound,” an environmental department announcement said.

The event will take place on Friday September 13, at 6pm.

For more information call the Charis Nicolaou at the forestry department on 22 805532, Elena Erotokritou at the environmental department on 22 408921 or Kyriacos Kyriacou at KIVOTOS on 99416852.

 

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