National Bat Monitoring Programme
Bats and human health
Bats and health
News
The UN Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats (EUROBATS) along with two other UN Secretariats have made a joint statement of the facts about bats and COVID-19.
10th April 2020
COVID-19 advice for NBMP volunteers
COVID-19 advice for NBMP volunteers
News
On 12th April the IUCN Bat Specialist Group issued recommendations relating to bat fieldwork and COVID-19.ling bats or entering roosts was involved. UPDATED 02/06/20 with link to Natural England guidance.
16th April 2020
News
We don’t yet know whether humans can pass SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) to wild animals but wildlife researchers are being asked to take appropriate precautions until scientists understand more about transmission risks from humans to other animals [updated 22/07/20 with MAP Decision Tree].
30th June 2020
News
The potential association of COVID-19 with bats has led to some very wild claims in the media.
25th February 2020
