BAT RESEARCH


After a presentation about bats by Denes Dobrosi I started to get interested in bats and applied for a bat research camp. In this way I have attended first time a camp in 1989 in Geszt. From that time I engage in bat research. In 1991 I have taken part in the statutory meeting of the Hungarian Bat Research Society (HBRS) and I am still a member of it.

Most of the time I do faunistic examinations. During the summer 1995 I visited all the villages in Gyor-Moson-Sopron County (Hungary) looking for house-dwelling bat colonies. This research led to my prized work at the University of West-Hungary Scientific Studentworks Conference (prized by Faculty of Forestry and by Ferto-Hansag National Park). Also this examination was the topic of my thesis to graduate (1995-1998). In 1998 I have taken a degree for scientific bat-ringing and also in that year the Budapest Bat Research Society (BBRS) has been found.

In 1998 I have taken a degree for scientific bat-ringing and also in that year the Budapest Bat Research Society (BBRS) has been found.

In 2001 Mr. Gabor Csorba requested me for working for Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. I have done examinations and written the chapter about bats in their upcoming book: The fauna of the Ferto-Hansag National Park. In 2002 I participated the IX. EBRS in Le Havre and had a poster presentation on Bat Fauna Exhamination in North-West Hungary (Fero- Hansag National Park) 1995-2001. I was presenting my paintings and drawings of bats as well.

Since then my field activity decreased so I can spend more time with painting and drawing pictures about bats. My future plans are doing researches on forest-living bats and bat determination by detecting.

Interesting recordings can be heard on the night sounds hompage.

The best hungarian hompage about bats is the www.hunbat.hu.

 

Publications:

Papp, K. (2002): Bat-Fauna Examination in North-West Hungary (Ferto-Hansag National Park) 1995-2001. IXth. European Bat Research Symposium, Le Havre
Papp, K. (2002): Bats of the Fero Hansag National Park. The fauna of the Ferto-Hansag National Park ,2002, pp. 815-818. Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest
Papp, K. (2001): Erdõgazdálkodás és denevérvédelem. III. Magyar Denevérvédelmi Konferencia, (Forestry and Batsave. In: 3rd Conference on Bat Conservation in Hungary) pp. 101-103., Tokaj
Papp, K. (1997): Újabb adatok Gyõr-Moson-Sopron megye épületlekó denéverfaunájához. I. Magyar Denevérvédelmi Konferencia, (New records on the house-dwelling bat fauna in Gyor-Moson-Sopron county. In: 1st Conference on Bat Conservation in Hungary) pp. 21-25, Sarrod
Papp, K. (1996): Gyõr-Moson-Sopron megye épületlekó denéverfaunájához. Denevérkutatás 2: (Records on the house-dwelling bat fauna in Gyor-Moson-Sopron county. In: Hungarian Bat Research News) vol.2. 22-27

 

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