At the urban birds conference, there were also sessions about other animals.
Eric Korsten spoke about mammals in urban environments.
There are quite some mammals in Dutch cities and towns; including beech marten, and bank vole.
Foxes may be seen at industrial estates.
There are hedgehogs in urban areas; though their numbers are declining. Because of traffic killing them?
Beavers, recently re-introduced in the Netherlands, now also come close to buildings.
This is a video about greater mouse-eared bats in Belgium at night.
Most of Eric’s talk was about bats. Construction should take into account bats’ needs. Sometimes, taking birds’ needs and bats’ needs into account in building go hand in hand. In Tilburg city, there is a plan for both swifts and bats in construction.
Brandt’s bat in the Netherlands: here.
The evolution of bat migration: here.
Gray myotis in North America: here.
