Bats of Ukraine and their investigators: 20 years of activity and milestones

• Main Author: Igor Zagorodniuk
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. National Museum of Natural History 2018-06-01
• Series: Theriologia Ukrainica
• Subjects: bats; Ukraine; research; monitoring; protection; Theriological Society
• Online Access: http://www.terioshkola.org.ua/library/pts16-bats/pts16-03-zag-bat-research-hist.pdf

An overview of the growth and development of chiropterological movements in Ukraine and of research devoted to the study of fauna, status of populations, and problems of bat conservation, as well as the education of citizens in the protection of bat populations in natural and anthropogenic habitats. These processes are considered in the context of four developmental periods: period 1: beginnings and the first intensities (1995–2003), period 2: research extensions (2003–2009), period 3: “red” books and urban studies (2010–2017), period 4: perspectives (continued). An overview of the most important monographic editions, reviews, thematic collections of scientific works, field keys, and dissertations is given.