ARCHIV - Eine Fledermaus der Art «Großes Mausohr» hat das Maul weit aufgerissen und die Ohren aufgestellt (Archivfoto vom 31.03.2003). Fledermäuse sind empfindliche Tiere. Gerade erst waren sie Mitgrund für die Klage gegen das Baumfällen für Stuttgart 21. Andererseits können gerade Umweltschutzmaßnahmen eine Gefahr für die kleinen Nachttiere sein: Die bislang stabile Situation im Südwesten könnte kippen, warnt Ingrid Kaipf, Geschäftsführerin der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Fledermausschutz Baden Württemberg, im Gespräch mit der Nachrichtenagentur dpa. Foto: Holger Hollemann dpa/lsw (zu dpa-Gespräch vom 23.10.2010) +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

18 out of 25 species of bats that live in Germany have been found in Berlin. Seven of them regularly spend the winter in the capital. The Spandau Citadel, which at times accommodates up to 11,000 of these animals, is considered to be one of the most important winter quarters in Central Europe.

With the “Batnight”, which takes place in Berlin on Friday, February 26th and Saturday, August 27th, various organizations want to raise awareness for the protection of nocturnal animals and at the same time provide information about the animals.

According to the national association of the Nature Conservation Union (Nabu), many bat species are threatened. The reason for the decline in animal numbers is the loss of nursery and winter quarters.

When buildings are renovated, cracks and cavities that serve as shelter for mammals are often closed. In addition, trees with cavities are felled, which means that the animals also lose important habitats.

With the project “Species Conservation on Buildings”, Nabu is trying to at least partially solve the problem with artificial quarters. The Nabu urges planning such replacement quarters for renovations and other construction measures from the outset.

The adult education center Tempelhof-Schöneberg is offering an excursion to the Britzer Garden on Friday, August 26, from 7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. during the “Batnight”.

Under expert guidance, adults and families with children from the age of eight can watch bats looking for food. Registration: vhs@ba-ts.berlin.de.

The Nabu regional association starts on August 27 at 5 p.m. with an information event in the Nabu office at Wollankstraße 4 in Berlin-Pankow.

At 8 p.m. a bat performance begins in the Bürgerpark Pankow, led by Silke Vogt-Heucke from the Museum of Natural History. Children can also design and paint bat boxes and take them home. Registration: lvberlin@nabu-berlin.de.

Also on Saturday there will be a bat workshop in Treptow from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., which will also be translated into sign language and is therefore suitable for people with hearing impairments.

According to the announcement, after a lecture, the participants will go looking for bats together and learn the current methods of bat detection in the form of echoacoustic detectors. Location: Spreepark, Kiehnwerderallee 1-3, 12437 Berlin.

After the workshop, the silent film classic “Nosferatu – A Symphony of Horror” will be presented in the bicycle cinema. Registration at: gstoo.de/Fledermausnacht_Spreepark, mail: martin.schuetz@gruen-berlin.de.