During the conference, over ten oral papers, directly or indirectly dealing with the occurrence and conservation of bats and owls in sacral buildings, were presented. The topics included the collection, identification and research use of material of animal origin found in attics, the assessment of pathogenicity of bat remains, droppings etc., the review of main groups of organisms inhabiting sacral buildings. Presented studies, frequently long-term ones, were conducted not only in Poland, but also in Spain, Italy and Ukraine. A particularly interesting paper showed the results of sacral buildings in two national parks in western Ukraine.
Presentation about the lesser horseshoe bat protection project attracted a lot of interest – the audience was particularly impressed by pictures showing the removal of large piles of bat droppings and the transformation of the buildings where the adaptation works took place.
After the conference was followed by a meeting with the local community when commemorative medals were awarded to people who contributed to the promotion of bat conservation in the Subcarpathian region. The day ended with a bonfire and an excursion to the mining gallery in Czarnorzeki.
