%0 Journal Article

%A Alcalde, Juan Tomás 

%A Artácoz, Alberto 

%A Meijide, Federico 

%D 2012

%T Recuperación de la colonia de Miniopterus schreibersii de la Cuevade Ágreda (Soria)

%J Barbastella, Journal of Bat Research

%V 5

%N 1

%P 32-35

%! Recuperación de la colonia de Miniopterus schreibersii de la Cuevade Ágreda (Soria)

%O Barb

%R http://dx.doi.org/10.14709/BarbJ.5.1.2012.05

%K Cueva de Ágreda

Miniopterus schreibersii

conservation

cave

fence

%X Up until the 1990s a colony of 600–700 Schreiber’s bats lived in Cueva de Ágreda (Soria). The colony in this cave decreased to 100 individuals in the early years of this century. In 2001 a gate closing off three-quarters of the entrance was installed. In March 2010, the top of the gate was removed and the cave’s bat populations were monitored throughout the year. Five species were identified, censuses were conducted and bat behaviour when leaving the cave was recorded. The observed behaviour and the increase in the colony to up to 447 bats in 2010 suggest that the gate was the cause of the colony’s decrease. The present gate has been recently replaced by a perimeter fence that allow bats free access to the cave. As part of project to raise awareness of bats in the Sorian part of the mountain of El Moncayo, TV cameras with infrared lights that transmit images to an interpretation centre have been installed.

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