Bats in France - Eurobats

LIST OF REGIONAL COORDINATORS FOR BAT ADVICE / ASSISTANCE  

In Europe there are a surprisingly high number of local and also national organisations dealing with the conservation of bats and their habitats. Many of them try to increase public awareness of  of bats and their needs. Special emphasis is placed on people, who host bat colonies in their houses, on dispelling misunderstanding and on close co-operation with the responsible nature conservation  bodies.

You can get involved in bat conservation, too! For this you don’t need to be a scientist, but to feel concerned about bats’ problems. If you are interested to learn more about these fascinating  flying mammals and to become an active bat conservationist, contact your local, regional or national Bat conservation group. You can find many relevant links on  http://www.eurobats.org/.

What you can do for bats in your daily life:

    ° Tolerate and maintain existing roosts in buildings, trees and caves, and provide new ones (e.g. bat boxes)

    ° Do not disturb bats while roosting, especially not during hibernation and maternity.

    ° Avoid the use of pesticides in your garden and in usage of remedial timber treatment agents in your house roof, both can lead to poisoning of bats. If an application is indispensable choose only products which do not harm bats.

    ° Actively dispel misconception about bats by telling other people some facts about  their fascinating life style.

      If you find a young, injured or dead bat, please contact a bat expert as soon as possible to get  advice on how to proceed.

In France we are extremely fortunate to host 34 of the 41 bat species that are present in Europe and the simple list below includes a link to the French file for each species that includes a map indicating presence as well as providing full information in French.

Rhinolophidae

Rhinolophe Euryale / Mediterranean Horse-Shoe Bat.   Threatened species.  LINK

Grand Rhinolophe / Greater Horse-Shoe Bat.     LINK

Petit Rhinolophe / Lesser Horse-Shoe Bat.   LINK

Rhinolophe de Mehely / Mehely's Horse-Shoe Bat.   Threatened species. LINK

Vespertilionidae

Barbastelle  / Barbastelle  LINK

Sérotine de Nilsson / Northern Bat  LINK

Sérotine Commune / Serotine Bat   LINK

Vespère de Savi / Savi's Pipistrelle Bat  LINK

Minioptère de Schreibers / Schreibers' Bat   Threatened species  LINK

Vespertilion de Bechstein / Bechstein's Bat   Threatened species   LINK

Petit Murin / Lesser Mouse Eared Bat   LINK

Vespertilion de Brandt / Brandt's Bat   LINK

Vespertilion de Capaccini / Long- Fingered Bat  Threatened species  LINK

Vespertilion des Marais / Pond Bat   LINK

Vespertilion de Daubenton / Daubentons Bat  LINK

Vespertilion à oreilles échancrées / Geoffroy's Bat   LINK

Grand Murin / Great Mouse-Eared Bat   LINK

Vespertilion à moustaches / Whiskered Bat    LINK

Vespertilion de Natterer / Natterer's Bat   LINK

Grande Noctule / Greater Noctule Bat    LINK

Noctule de Leisler / Leisler's Bat   LINK

Noctule Commune / Noctule Bat   LINK

Pipistrelle de Kuhl / Kuhl's Pipistrelle Bat   LINK

Pipistrelle de Nathusius / Nathusius Pipistrelle Bat   LINK

Pipistrelle Commune / Common Pipistrelle Bat   LINK

Oreillard Roux / Brown Long-Eared Bat   LINK

Oreillard Gris / Grey Long-Eared Bat  LINK

Sérotine Bicolore /  Parti- Coloured Bat   LINK

Molossidae 

Molosse de Cestoni / European Free-Tailed Bat   LINK