The animal groups which are the most important for us with are bats and amphibia. When the club was founded in 1982 forest diseases due to air pollution were a further topic. Bat conservation Out of 32 bat species resident in the middle of Europe about 22 can be found in Germany. Many of these are rare and partially extinct. All bat species are strictly protected by law.
Special permission is required to handle bats.
This bat is rather common and can be found regularly at most of the various ponds and small lakes - even within the city itself. These bats fly for insects such as mosquitoes just above the water surface. They also use tree holes as roost sites. It was also found several times in some of the bat boxes attached to trees in one of the forests in Bochum. The photo shows one Pond Bat taken from a roost box for body measurement purpose.