Project Info
Project Description
Between 2021 and 2022, Madeira Fauna & Flora was one of the lead pertners of this project LIFE4BEST 2020-M-13 “Using the endangered Madeira pipistrelle as one of the flagship species to the Conservation of the Natura 2000 SAC Laurissilva da Madeira (PTMAD0001)”. Madeira Fauna & Flora was responsible for all field work and also undertaking several capacitation and awareness initiatives, with schools, farmers, goverment technicians and tourism professionals, in order to undertake teh several actions for teh conservation of the Madeira Pipistrelle Pipistrellus maderensis. It also involved creating a network of volunteers and providing the tools for civil society getting nvolved on teh conservation of this species, by providing free accessible Heterodine bat detectors and the training for their use, thus involving Madeira citizens on bat monitoring.
