Seasonal movements of the Schreibers' bat,<i>Miniopterus schreibersii</i>, in the northern Iberian Peninsula

Garin, Iñazio; Aihartza, Joxerra; Agirre-Mendi, Pablo T.; Alcalde, Juan Tomás; Lucas, Jorrit; Paz, Óscar de; Goiti, Urtzi; Artazcoz, Alberto

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“…The whole group formed by females and males stays until November, when it leaves the site to hibernate elsewhere. Seasonal movements of bent-winged bats have been largely described, especially in the Mediterranean countries highlighting a certain variability according to the location and the year of observation, likely as a consequence of local features and yearly environmental phenomena [ 61 , 62 ]. In general, the use of transient roosts while migrating between hibernation and maternity colonies, such as the one identified in Arezzo, is frequent in the species, because roosting requirements follow seasonal patterns [ 61 ].…”

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“…Seasonal movements of bent-winged bats have been largely described, especially in the Mediterranean countries highlighting a certain variability according to the location and the year of observation, likely as a consequence of local features and yearly environmental phenomena [ 61 , 62 ]. In general, the use of transient roosts while migrating between hibernation and maternity colonies, such as the one identified in Arezzo, is frequent in the species, because roosting requirements follow seasonal patterns [ 61 ]. In our case, the females left the site very late during pregnancy, meaning that the nursery or nurseries are located in the proximity of the area.…”

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Spillover of West Caucasian Bat Lyssavirus (WCBV) in a Domestic Cat and Westward Expansion in the Palearctic Region

Leopardi

Barneschi²,

Manna

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In June 2020, a cat from Arezzo (Italy) that died from a neurological disease was diagnosed with West Caucasian Bat Lyssavirus (WCBV). The virus retained high identity across the whole-genome with the reference isolate found in 2002 from a Russian bent-winged bat. We applied control measures recommended by national regulations, investigated a possible interface between cats and bats using visual inspections, bioacoustics analyses and camera trapping and performed active and passive surveillance in bats to trace the source of infection. People that were exposed to the cat received full post-exposure prophylaxis while animals underwent six months of quarantine. One year later, they are all healthy. In a tunnel located near the cat’s house, we identified a group of bent-winged bats that showed virus-neutralizing antibodies to WCBV across four sampling occasions, but no virus in salivary swabs. Carcasses from other bat species were all negative. This description of WCBV in a non-flying mammal confirms that this virus can cause clinical rabies in the absence of preventive and therapeutic measures, and highlights the lack of international guidelines against divergent lyssaviruses. We detected bent-winged bats as the most probable source of infection, testifying the encroachment between these bats and pets/human in urban areas and confirming free-ranging cats as potential hazard for public health and conservation.

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Spillover of West Caucasian Bat Lyssavirus (WCBV) in a Domestic Cat and Westward Expansion in the Palearctic Region

Leopardi

Barneschi²,

Manna

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“…En Europa se han anillado miles de individuos y con el tiempo se han recogido numerosos datos de desplazamientos migratorios, aunque el número de recuperaciones es muy reducido en comparación con los ejemplares anillados (Hutterer et al 2005). En la Península ibérica, el anillamiento ha sido prácticamente el único método empleado para conocer movimientos migratorios (Paz et al 1996, Garin et al 2008, Alcalde et al 2013b. No obstante, estos métodos suministran únicamente información de los lugares de captura y recuperación, pero no respecto a las rutas seguidas por los murciélagos, ni su estacionalidad, o repetitividad.…”

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Primeros datos sobre migración e hibernación de nóctulos en el Pirineo occidental Barb 12 1 2019 7 BarbJ.12.1.2019.07 Barbastella Barb 10.14709/BarbJ http://secemu.org/ 15769720 12 1 10.14709/BarbJ.12.1.2019 http://secemu.org/journal-of-bat-research-and-conservation/all-issues/journal-of-bat-research-and-conservation-12/ 2019 3 1 Primeros datos sobre migración e hibernación de nóctulos en el Pirineo occidental 10.14709/BarbJ.12.1.2019.07 http://secemu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Alcalde_et_al_2019.pdf

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RESUMENLa migración de murciélagos en Europa es todavía un aspecto muy poco conocido de su biología. Aunque se conocen desplazamientos migratorios entre el norte y el sur del continente, particularmente en las especies del género Nyctalus, todavía se ignoran sus rutas migratorias. En el período 2016-2018 se estudió la migración post estival de dos especies del género Nyctalus en 22 pasos del Pirineo occidental, utilizando una cámara de vídeo infrarrojo-térmico acoplada a un detector de ultrasonidos. Se grabaron los vuelos de los murciélagos durante las 4-6 primeras horas de la noche, durante 38 noches, y se registraron 175 vuelos rectilíneos de nóctulos, 86 % de los cuales se identificaron como vuelos de entrada a la península ibérica, desde el continente europeo. La mayor parte de ellos (97 %) se asignaron a nóctulos pequeños (Nyctalus leisleri). A pesar de que la cámara utilizada no permitió el estudio cuantitativo de la migración de nóctulos, gracias a este método se pudieron identificar 12 lugares por donde los nóctulos entran a la península. Las mayores tasas de paso se registraron entre el 1 y el 20 de septiembre. Además, se radiomarcaron 10 hembras de nóctulos (5 Nyctalus leisleri y 5 Nyctalus noctula) y mediante radioseguimiento se localizaron dos refugios de hibernación de nóctulos medianos (Nyctalus noctula), ambos en paredes rocosas de cañones del pre-Pirineo. En una de ellas se contabilizaron hasta 31 ejemplares de esta especie. El conocimiento de las rutas migratorias y los refugios de hibernación son básicos para la adecuada conservación de sus poblaciones. ABSTRACTBat migration is yet a very unknown and understudied subject in Europe. Although migratory movements between the North and the South of the continent have been reported, particularly in the Nyctalus species, their migratory paths are yet unidentified. In the period 2016-2018, post-summer migration of two noctule species was studied in 22 mountain passes in the Western Pyrenees, using an infrared-thermal video camera coupled to an ultrasound detector. The flights of bats were recorded during the first 4-6 hours of the night, for 38 nights. A total of 175 direct noctule flights were registered; 86 % of them being flights from the European continent towards the Iberian Peninsula. Most of them (97 %) were assigned to lesser noctules (Nyctalus leisleri). Although our camera did not allow a quantitative study of the noctules migration, using this method, we identified 12 places that noctules use to fly into the peninsula. The highest pass rates were found between the 1st and the 20th of September. Besides, 10 female noctules were radiotracked (5 Nyctalus leisleri and 5 Nyctalus noctula) and two hibernation roosts of common noctules (Nyctalus noctula) were located, both in rocky walls within canyons. In one of them, up to 31 bats of this species were counted. The knowledge of the migratory paths and the hibernation roosts of these species is essential for an appropriate and effective conservation of their populations.

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Schreibers’ Bent-Winged Bat Miniopterus schreibersii (Kuhl, 1817)

Aulagnier,

Presetnik

2023

Handbook of the Mammals of Europe

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Seasonal movements of the Schreibers' bat,Miniopterus schreibersii, in the northern Iberian Peninsula

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Spillover of West Caucasian Bat Lyssavirus (WCBV) in a Domestic Cat and Westward Expansion in the Palearctic Region

Spillover of West Caucasian Bat Lyssavirus (WCBV) in a Domestic Cat and Westward Expansion in the Palearctic Region

Schreibers’ Bent-Winged Bat Miniopterus schreibersii (Kuhl, 1817)

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