Bio-diversity

During modernisation of churches(roofs) and other parish buildings very often hatch places for barn owl (Tyto alba) and bats are destroyed, acces (wholes, small windowws) to save place is not available, blocked.It reflects in observed in past 2 decades decline of barn owl and bat population in rural and suburban areas. churches were traditoonally the most save place for those species, with limited access of people. Project aims in protection of hatch places for both species, construction and placement of 100 hatch boxes for barn owl, before hatching period (in march), then monitoring of results in August-November. Publication (folder) with a basic information about barn owl and bats, instruction how to desifgn and where to lacate hatch-boxesc.Establishment of permanent relations with priests, distribution of brochures in parishes and schools.

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