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Public Library and School/kindergarden Complex in Czernica organised the Bat Night, an educational event for the 5th grade pupils. The coordinator of the LIFE Podkowiec+ project, Rafał Szkudlarek, was the special guest at the event.
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Annual, already 24th National Bat Conference took place in Kazimierz Dolny between 13 and 15 November, 2015. (more…)

Next Sunday, November, 1st, at 16:55 the TVP Polonia channel will broadcast the 9th episode of the Kłosowski brothers series “Dancing with Nature”, under the title “The Divine Horseshoe bat”. It will be repeated on Monday at 5:42 and 11:05 CET.
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Projects financed through the Financial mechanism LIFE+ are overseen by monitors, experts supervising several operations over their implementation period. The Monitor for LIFE Podkowiec+ is Ms Marta Kaczyńska, who visited the project 15th and 16th of October.
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Thursday, 15th October, 2015, a seminar Bat – enemy or friend in a building? took place in Radomierz, near Jelenia Góra. Among the participants were staff of national and landscape parks and other public administration institutions.
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Renovation of the wooden parish church in Łukowica, a historic heritage also hosting a colony of the Lesser horseshoe bats, has just started. The local Parish
asked the PTPP “pro Natura” for the environmental supervision of the renovation works.
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The PTPP “pro Natura” LIFE Podkowiec+ activities move into Krynica. In October 2015, the renovation of the Saint Peter and Paul Greek Catholic Church begun. In the very tserkov famous naive painter, Epifany Dworniak, known as Nikifor, was baptised. (more…)

Within Ciężkowice-Rożnów Landscape Park in the town of Ciężkowice there lies a nature reserve Skamieniałe Miasto (the name meaning the town that was turned into stone). The reserve has an information stand, where the visitors may learn about the Lesser horseshoe bat and the Land of the Horseshoe Bat.

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Last Summer day (22 September 2015). The very centre of Wroclaw – Plac Solny. A lady walking along the flower stands noticed a bat moving on the granite kerb. To seek help for the animal, the lady calls the City Guard and the Crisis Management Centre.

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On the 22 August, at 13:25 national TV2 broadcasted an episode of Mission Natura series. This time, together with the main characters of the series, Gosia and Romek, the spectators visited Pieniny Mts., where they had an opportunity to walk along the Horseshoe Trail.
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At the end of July, a strong delegation from UK and Ireland, representing Vincent Wildlife Trust got acquainted with the Podkowiec+ (Horseshoe+) project. The VWT pioneering in the horseshoe conservation, over many years had been developing the ways how to secure the sites and improve the microhabitats in the colonies.
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The European Commission announced a competition for the best photo illustrating the effects of EU funded projects. Three winners will get main prize – a few days trip to Brussels with an accompanying person.
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Rafał Szkudlarek i Renata Paszkiewicz were interviewed by the Opole Regional TV about the lesser horseshoe bats.
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A nature interpretation trail located entirely on the church tower has been opened by Ms Ewa Mańkowska, Vice-Marshall of the dolnośląskie voivodeship (Marshall = head of regional parliament) in the village of Głębowice (municipality of Wińsko, SW Poland).
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Trees and hedgerows play extremely important role in the life of the Lesser horsehoe bats. Bats of this species catch their insect prey flying skilfully among the tree crowns, doing well even in quite dense forest.
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