Our team

We are professional biologists and vets working in bat conservation 365 days per year for nearly 20 years.

Our bat specialists

Anton Vlaschenko

Anton Vlaschenko

Director, Research Programs

Co-founder of Ukrainian Bat Rehabilitation Center.

Ph.D in Ecology, member of the Scientific Advisory Council for the Protection of bats at the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine, graduated from Kharkiv National University in the 2003.

From the first year of his education in university Anton has being concerned with bat researches, his thesis to bachelor’s and master’s degree were devoted to surveying of bats in Kharkiv city and Kharkiv region.  Author and co-author of near 50 scientific papers on bat fauna and ecology.

The field of scientific interests is studying of bat distribution and ecology and practice conservation of habitats important of bat survival. Profile on ResearchGate

Alona Prylutska

Alona Prylutska

Director, Conservation & Outreach Programs

Co-founder of Ukrainian Bat Rehabilitation Center.
Ph.D in Zoology (PhD thesis, 2015). Alona is fond of bats since 2007. In the 2009 she had finished the Kharkiv National University as a bachelor, and in the 2011 Alona graduated (MSc) from the biological department of the Saint-Petersburg State University (Russia). From the 2012 till now Alona has been lecturer and scientific researcher of the Kharkiv Zoo. Alona is very passionate about developing bat-friendly contry.

Scientific interests: ecology and monitoring of bats in the wild, rehabilitation of bats in the city, bat’s acoustics. Profile on ResearchGate

“For many people, when bats are mentioned their first reaction is “can it bite me?” or “they are hosts of rabbies”. I am determined to change this view, since they play huge role in ecosystem services (both forest and agriculture). There is very much more to them than just the nocturnal creatures. “

Valeria Bohodist

Valeria Bohodist

veterinarian, bat rehabilitator
Master student at Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, Bila Tserkva, Ukraine

Maryna Yerofeeva

Maryna Yerofeeva

Bat rehabilitator

She is a bachelor student of V.N.Karazin Kharkiv National University, School of biology, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Alonita Shulenko

Alonita Shulenko

bat rehabilitator

She has got bachelor degree at H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, School of Biology, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Angelika But

Angelika But

bat rehabilitator
She is a bachelor student at H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, School of Biology, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Kateryna Zemlyana

Kateryna Zemlyana

A graduate of H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University. Volunteer of the Center since 2021. Since 2022, she joined the team as a veterinarian assistant and illustrator.

Anastasia Vivk

Anastasia Vivk

Master’s student of V. N.Karazin Kharkiv National University, department of Human and Animal Physiology. Volunteer of the Center since 2022. Takes an active part in rescuing bats in Kharkiv. Participated in the study of bats in the Mykolaiv region, Ukraine.

Maxym Petelka

Maxym Petelka

Graduates of M.E. Zhukovsky Kharkiv National Aerospace University “KHAI” in 2016. Since 2022, he has been actively involved in bat rescue activities in the city of Kharkiv. He is engaged in the support of the material and technical base of the Center.

Our alumni and friends

Anastasia Domanska

Anastasia Domanska

Graduated from Kharkiv State Zooveterinary Academy. She is interested in bat treatment since 2018 and has beautiful results – a lot of operations. Now she is the only bat vet in Ukraine, and we receive bats for treatment from all around the country and give them second chance to survive.

Olexiy Parhilov

Olexiy Parhilov

Zoologist in Kharkiv city Zoo. Volunteer of Bat Rehab Center (techichian and driver) since 2013. Take park in manufacture and instalation of the bat boxes in Kharkiv region.

Kseniya Kravchenko

Kseniya Kravchenko

PhD, Bat biologist. In 2011 Kseniia Kravchenko graduated from Kharkiv National University and then continued her studies at Wroclaw University (Wroclaw, Poland). In 2021 graduated from Leibniz-Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Berlin, Germany), PhD degree.

Scientific interests: bat migration in Eastern Europe, adaptation to urban landscapes, breeding strategies of migratory and sedentary bat species, treatment and conservation of bats, bat’s acoustics.

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Olena Rodenko

Olena Rodenko

A former bat rehabilitator. Bachelor of Biology, graduated the University of Silesia in Katowice. Took park in field bat research expeditions.

Vitalii Hukov

Vitalii Hukov

bat rehabilitator

He is a PhD student of V.N.Karazin Kharkiv National University, School of biology. During 2017-2021 he was manager of winter bat rehabilitation. He also took part in construction and instalation of bat boxes in Kharkiv region, field bat research expeditions.

Marharyta Moiseenko

Marharyta Moiseenko

A former bat rehabilitator. Now she is a student of Jagiellonian University in Poland. Took park in field bat research expeditions.