Observations by michaelspeleoberlin

This is a 135 m long karst cave with an 8 m deep vertical entrance drop. Large number of bats of several species.
Determination by Dr. Jakob Fahr (Braunschweig University) where the samples collected (1 skull) remained.

This is a 135 m long karst cave with an 8 m deep vertical entrance drop. Large number of bats of several species.
Determination by Dr. Jakob Fahr (Braunschweig University) where the samples collected (6 mummies, 1 body in alcohol, and 1 skull) remained.

Unidentified Rousettus species. No specimen collected. Very large colony in main chamber of the cave, which is open to daylight. There are other species of unidentified bats in smaller side passages of the cave.

Bones determined by J.Fahr. Sample remained at Ulm University.
A colony of about 1000 individuals was observed, although only the single determined bat was counted for this database.
Described in "Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte" (vol. 36) - www.speleo-berlin.de/en_publikationen.php

Bones determined by J.Fahr. Sample remained at Ulm University.
A large colony of about 5000 individuals was observed, although only the single determined bat was counted for this database.
These bats are hunted by the local people.
Described in "Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte" (vol. 36) - www.speleo-berlin.de/en_publikationen.php

Large roost together with Rousettus aegyptiacus. Determination by J.Fahr. Sample at Ulm University.
Described in "Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte" (vol. 23) - www.speleo-berlin.de/en_publikationen.php

Large roost together with Stenonycteris lanosus. Determination by J.Fahr. Sample at Ulm University.
Described in "Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte" (vol. 23) - www.speleo-berlin.de/en_publikationen.php

Colony of supposedly 2,000 individuals in a 612 m long limestone cave.
Sample remained in Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt/Germany.
In-depth description of the cave and the surrounding karst area has been published in "Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte" (vol. 2) - www.speleo-berlin.de/en_publikationen.php

Colony of well over 5,000 individuals in the entrance section of a limestone cave. This cave was located in a small-scale limestone quarry and might in the meantime be partly destroyed.
Sample remained in Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt/Germany but the sample was in a state that did not allow detailed determination.
In-depth description of the cave and the surrounding karst area has been published in "Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte" (vol. 1) - www.speleo-berlin.de/en_publikationen.php

Sample remained in Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt/Germany. In-depth description of the cave and the surrounding karst area has been published in "Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte" (vol. 3) - www.speleo-berlin.de/en_publikationen.php

A colony of about 5,000 individuals in this 51 m long karst cave. Sample remained in Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt/Germany.
In-depth description of the cave and the surrounding karst area has been published in "Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte" (vol. 3) - www.speleo-berlin.de/en_publikationen.php

Three large colonies of in total about 15,000 individuals in this 667 m long karst cave. Sample remained in Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt/Germany.
In-depth description of the cave and the surrounding karst area has been published in "Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte" (vol. 3) - www.speleo-berlin.de/en_publikationen.php