пятница, 13 апреля 2018 year

Feldman Ecopark will release 2,500 Red List animals

The traditional, sixth and this time the record release of bats (2,500 animals) will take place in Feldman Ecopark on Saturday, April 14. The event starts at 6 p.m. with the eco-educative interactive programme prepaed by the Centre of Cheiroptera Rehabilitation, and its culmination will be at 7.30 p.m. – the release of night fliers to the sky. The organizers ask everyone who wants to take part in the event to take thick gloves. The visitors will be able to use additional company’s buses, while the activities in Feldman Ecopark will be prolonged till 8 p.m. – the last bus to Kharkiv will leave at this time.

According to the head of the Centre of Cheiroptera Rehabilitation Olena Prylutska, these animal protection events are aimed at changing people’s attitude to bats, and therefore favouring the protection of these animals and preservation of the species diversity in general.

“In our culture, bats are surrounded by many superstitions and prejudices. We are trying to destroy them with the help of popular-scientific events, which inform about our activity. And we succeed in this – we are joined by more and more volunteers, and the number of bats rescued by the caring people increases every year,” Olena Prylutska tells. “Everyone, who is going to attend the “bats’ prom,” will be surprised with an interesting and rich programme. There will be interactive stands explaining the principle of echolocation and informing about the peculiarities of bats. Special booths will introduce the species of bats in Kharkiv oblast, while special Bat-detector will allow everyone to listen to their sounds. And, of course, immediately after the sunset, everyone will be able to let a bat fly from own palm.”

It should be reminded that Ukraine’s first and only Centre of Cheiroptera Rehabilitation was opened in Feldman Ecopark in 2013. It combines the care of animals and the active scientific and educational work. During this time, the Centre rescued more than 10,000 representatives of different species of the order Cheiroptera.