The largest-scale project of bat conservation, research and outreach in Eastern Europe.
Learn moreBats are one of the most unique mammals. All Ukrainian species are listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine. All of them are insectivorous.
Bats play key role in ecosystems – regulate amount of insects. In tropical regions they pollinate plants and spread the seeds.
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Summer A bat has flown into your apartment/house at night 1. Do not be afraid. Indeed, for the most people, it is unexpected to see a bat so closely. But… Continue reading
You’ve found a bat. What should you do?
Our specially designed aviary, named the “Bat Collider” after the great particle accelerators whose shape it mimics, is used for both rehabilitation and study. Taking the shape of a 2x2m… Continue reading
Bat-Collider – new facilities (aviary) for bat research in Ukraine
First in Ukraine! Bats do not build nests, and in nature they do not have enough roosts. Thus, you can help the animals by setting up summer bat boxes for… Continue reading
Ukrainian Bat BoxOur artists create unique merch with pictures of Ukrainian bats. All funds will be used for bat rescue and rehabilitation.
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The aim of this citizen science project is to collect the data on bat colonies in Ukraine for further conservation.
On September 11-12, bat biologists from the Ukrainian Bat Rehabilitation Center, Dr. Anton Vlashchenko, Dr. Alona Prylutskа and Oleksiy Parfilov visited the “Hlyboki Baliky” (Kyiv region, Ukraine) ecological station to… Continue reading
Bat Temple in Kyiv region
The Ukrainian Bat Rehabilitation Center in 2023 took the initiative to support organizations conducting or wishing to conduct the educational event “International Bat Night in Ukraine 2023.” The International Bat… Continue reading
International Bat Night in Ukraine – 2023
On 15-16 of July 2023, the team of our Ukrainian Bat Rehabilitation Center, with the support of the IFAW, Wildlife Fund, and Future For Nature, conducted the first workshop ”… Continue reading
Workshop “Bat Rescue and Rehabilitation in Ukraine”
Finally, after the partial demining of the Felman Ecopark, we got access to our unique “bat-collider” enclosure, located in the forest north of Kharkiv city. It used to be a… Continue reading
Repairing of the “Bat-collider”
On April 21, the co-founder of the Ukrainian Bat Rehabilitation Center, biologist, scientist Alona Prylutska received the Future For Nature Award at an award ceremony in the Netherlands. Alona loved… Continue reading
Our co-founder received a Future For Nature Award
Meet Inessa Demchenko Демченко Инесса, an artist and our volunteer who has been helping with rescuing bats in Kharkiv for several years. She also sews lovely cloth bags for bats… Continue reading
Artwork about bats trapped in window trap
Today we would like to highlight a rescue operation involving western barbastelle bats (Barbastella barbastellus) that were found in one of the military objects in northern Ukraine.HOWEVER, our team would… Continue reading
Rescue of more than 500 Barbastelle bats
The Future For Nature Award is a prestigious international award that celebrates tangible achievements in protecting wild animal and plant species. Out of more than 200 candidates from all over… Continue reading
Our co-founder won prestigious FFN award
We wish you Merry Christmas and happy new year!!! Many thanks for your support, likes, shares and following our Bat Rehab Center during this terrible year. We are happy to… Continue reading
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year