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🦇Based at the @mnhn.fr, Team Chiro studies bat ecology, conservation, and the impacts of environmental change. Follow us for research updates, job offers, and the latest bat news! Learn more: https://croemer3.wixsite.com/teamchiro

[NEW PAPER] What a surprising behavior ! 🦇Greater noctules (𝘕𝘺𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘴) soar above 400 meters, using echolocation to chase and snatch nocturnal migratory passerines mid-flight—unlocking a high-altitude feast most predators can’t reach. #batresearch #bioacoustics

Despite billions of passerines seasonally migrating during the night at high altitudes, only three bat species have been found to consistently tap into this rich prey resource. However, it remains unk...

Call for abstract submissions! The Emerging Bioacousticians' Days are returning for their fourth edition in Besançon from 16 to 18 June 2026, and they are actively seeking presenters! Abstract submissions are open until 3 April 2026 via this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F....

Link to a press article (in French) presenting three studies (including this one) on the effectiveness of part-night lighting in mitigating the effects of lights on biodiversity: theconversation.com/a-quelle-heu...

Link to the scientific article (in English) published in May 2026 in Biological Conservation: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

[NEW TEAM PAPER] 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀: 𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 We showed that wind farm age, habitat, and season influence persistence, but substantial unexplained variability persists. Local trials and tailored estimators remain essential

[NEW TEAM PAPER] 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭-𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 💡 Current part-night lighting schemes fail to mitigate impacts of lights on bats 🦇 Earlier switch-off times prevent lights from affecting early-night activity

🦇If you want to learn more about the effects of light pollution on bats 💡, you can listen to the interview of one of the Team Chiro member, Lea Mariton, here

🦇 Happy New Year!! 2026 is here and bats are... still sleeping! 😅 Bats spend most of the winter hibernating, a state of inactivity characterised by lower body temperature, slower breathing, and lower metabolic rate.