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Bats & owls up close: Long nature watch night in Barnim!
Experience the Long Nature Watch Night in the Barnim Nature Park on August 15th and 16th and discover nocturnal animals such as bats.
Bats & owls up close: Long nature watch night in Barnim!
The anticipation of an extraordinary nature experience is growing: the Long Nature Watch Night will take place in the Barnim Nature Park on August 15th and 16th. This event aims to introduce curious participants to fascinating nocturnal animals such as owls and bats. How bernau-live.de reported, rangers are well equipped to explore the park's animal inhabitants. Equipped with nets, detectors and light, they promote an intensive experience of nature.
The last event last Saturday was particularly popular and had over 20 participants. The meeting point for the event is the nature park train station in Melchow, where visitors can gather for an exciting journey of discovery around the old carp ponds and past a cemetery. A highlight will be the observation of noctule bats, a native species of bat, at sunset. Special bat detectors are used to ensure that no acoustic spectacle of the water bats is missed.
The Barnim Nature Park and its rangers
The Naturwacht Brandenburg rangers have been active since 1991 and look after an impressive 15 national natural landscapes with a total area of around 9,000 square kilometers. Your tasks range from data collection on animal and plant populations to groundwater measurements and water quality control. naturschutzfonds.de explains that Naturwacht Brandenburg also plays an important role in implementing nature and species protection measures and welcomes around 7,500 participants on over 420 guided tours every year.
Another goal of the rangers is to promote nature tourism, which not only contributes to people's recreation, but also to education for sustainable development. Junior ranger groups and school groups are already making young people aware of nature conservation. The valuable work is supported by around 350 committed volunteers, who are often passionate about it.
Bats and their importance for nature
But why exactly bats? How nabu.de shows, bats have existed for around 50 million years and are among the most fascinating creatures on earth. There are over 1,400 species worldwide; 25 of them live in Germany. Bats are not only skilled fliers, but also extremely useful animals that contribute to natural pest control. But intensified agriculture and forestry as well as the loss of their habitats are affecting them.
It is also important to note that bats have hardly any natural enemies, but their numbers are endangered due to prejudice and habitat loss. Protecting these animals is important not only for themselves, but also for the overall biodiversity that other species benefit from.
The Long Nature Watch Night promises to be a guided adventure into the world of nocturnal animals. Anyone interested should not miss the opportunity to indulge in the nightlife in the Barnim Nature Park and learn a lot about the local fauna!