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Newsletter of the Chiroptera Conservation and Information Network of South Asia CCINSA and the IUCN SSC Chiroptera Specialist Group of South Asia (CSGSA) Volume 8, Number 1-2 Jan-Dec 2007 From Convenor, CCINSA New CCINSA members since last Bat Net Jan-Dec 2006 Just as last year, this issue of BAT Net CCINSAs newsletter is Kul Chandra Aryal, Student Asmita Pasa Nakarmi, Student late but long! Res: Arkhale V.D.C-1, Gulmi dist. Dept. of Env. Sci., Patan Multiple College Lumbini zone, Nepal Campus, Lalitpur, Nepal The bactivity in Nepal that I [email protected] [email protected] mentioned last issue culminated Hem Sagar Baral Hari Neupane, Student in a field techniques training Himalayan Nature Dept. of Env. Sci., Amrit Sci. College sponsored by BCI and Chester Gyandeep Marg, Lazimpat, Kathmandu Lainchaur, Tamel, Kathmandu [email protected] [email protected] Zoo. The newly created community of bacademics got a Krishna Bahadur Basnet, Teacher Krishna Prasad Pokharel, Teacher real dose of information with Paul Boudha Sec. English School Institute of Sci. & Tech., Prithiv Narayan Racey and Sripati Kandula on Ramhiti-6, Kathmandu, Nepal Campus [email protected] Pokhara, Nepal bats and Mike Jordan on rodents. [email protected] We could accomodate 2 young Gyanendra Chaudhary, Student researchers from Bangladesh Dept. of Env. Sci., Kathmandu Univ. Nar Bahadur Ranabhat, Lecturer Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal Subhashree College working on the Banglapedia [email protected] Tinkune, Kathmandu, Nepal zoological section and a Ph.D. [email protected] researcher from Pakistan. A Birendra Prasad Chaudhary, Student report of the training is in this Dept. of Zoology, Tri-chandra Multiple Tanuja Shrestha, Student Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal Padma Kanya Multiple Campus issue, as well as a report of [email protected] Bagbazaar, Kathmandu, Nepal Pterocount which we announced [email protected] last issue and a good number of Sagar Dahal, Student Pragati Margha, Pichara-15 Prakash Sigdel, Student feature and semi-scientific Biratnagar, Morang, Nepal Res: Duhagadi-4, Charali articles. We are still working on [email protected] Thapa, Nepal the new educational material we [email protected] promised last year and we gotta Bipin Chandra Ghimire, Student Bharatpur-8, Chitwan, Nepal Bikram Kumar Sitoula, Student do this now because we are fully [email protected], Dept. of Env. Sci., Amrit Sci. College out of bat packets and other [email protected] Lainchaur, Tamel, Kathmandu educational tools. [email protected] Rameshwor Ghimire, Student Dept. of Env. Sci., Patan Multiple College Tulsi Ram Subedi, Research Worker We have covered India, Pakistan, Campus, Lalitpur, Nepal New Baneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal [email protected] [email protected], with training...can we go to [email protected] Sudipa Ghimire, Student Bhutan and Afghanistan? Time Res: Bhanatpur-10 Jeevaram Tak, Teacher/Researcher will tell. Chitwan, Nepal Vill/Post-Khimara, Pali dist. 08, [email protected] Rajasthan [email protected] We desperately need photos of Rameshwor Kaphle, Student insectivorous bats of South Asia New Baneshwor, Kathmandu Arjun Thapa, Student for our poster project as well as [email protected],np, [email protected] Central Dept. of Zoology for uploading on the threatened Tribhuvan Univ. Narayan Prasad Koju, Student Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal taxa website. Bhaktapur, Sallaghari-17, Nepal [email protected] [email protected] If you know any persons Sanjan Bahadur Thapa, Student Tulashi Limbu, Student Res: Pokhara, Biratnagar-1 interested in bats ... studying, Padma Kanya Multiple Campus Morang, Nepal observing, teaching about, etc. Bagbazaar, Kathmandu, Nepal [email protected] send them to us. We can [email protected] probably find something to help Rabi Wenju, Student Payal B. Molur, Wildlife Educator Dept. of Env. Sci., Kathmandu Univ. them. Happy Batting. Peelamedu, Coimbatore 04, TN Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal [email protected] [email protected] 1 BAT NET - CCINSA Newsletter Volume 8, Number 1-2, Jan-Dec 2007 CCINSA mentors Contents and sponsors South Asian Bat Photographs STILL urgently needed, P. 3 New Projects initiated Documentation and conservation of CCINSA was convened almost 9 Small Mammals in the Sacred Groves of Kerala, Peninsular India years ago. This is volume 8 of (2005-2008) by P. Padmanabhan, P. 4 BAT NET. Almost since inception we have had advice and help Training in Field Techniques for Survey and Conservation of from three organisations, e.g. Bats, Nepal by B.A. Daniel, Pp. 5-9 moral, technical support first from Chester Zoo the Bat Observations on roosts of Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus Conservation International giganteus) in Karnataka by A.K. Chakravarthy, P. 10 (whom we act for in South Asia) and the Chiroptera Specialist Project PteroCount Progress Report June 2007 Group, SSC IUCN. BCI and by Sanjay Molur, Pp. 11-12 Chester have also provided financial and material support in Status of the Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus giganteus) in the way of funds and literature. Bengaluru by Aravind Venkatesan, Pp. 13-15 The Bat Fauna of Nepal: A Current Conspectus by Pushpa Raj Acharya and Luis A. Ruedas, Pp. 16-19 Diversity, Role and Threats to the survival of bats in Pakistan by M. Mahmood-ul-Hassan and P.O. Nameer, Pp. 20-24 BCI provides programme and project support such as the Report on CCINSA Sarah Tucker Branch Activities 2006-2007, recent Nepal training, and has Sarah Tucker College, Tirunelveli by Juliet Vanitharani, P. 25 provided support for new bat programme kits, guidelines and Plant species used by fruit bats in Jahangirnagar University packets, a stand alone drama kit, Campus, Bangladesh by Mohammad Abdul Aziz, Pp. 26-27 a colour poster for education and for assistance to Pterocount Abstract Diet of the selected insectivorous bats of Peechi- volunteers, and poster / website Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, Kerala by A.U. (TTMS) illustrations. Ashique, P.O. Nameer, and R.S. Arun, P. 27 Conservation Awareness on Bats of Pokhara Valley: a booming stride towards the conservation of Chiroptera fauna of Nepal Our support from by Sujas Prasad Phuyal, Pp. 28-29 Chester Zoo maintains the Bats of Delhi: An Update by C. Srinivasulu and Bhargavi Chiroptera Srinivasulu, Pp. 30-31 Network as a community, Survey of Chiropterans in Kachchh of Gujarat by K.R. Senacha, provides a website and Pp. 32-33 published newsletter, upkeep of a directory of CCINSA members, Indian Flying Fox roosts on Bengaluru-Madikeri road by occasional mailings of important Sanjay Molur and Payal Molur, Pp. 34-36 new information and news, and assistance for organising Conservation of Latidens salimalli and other red listed bats in training, travel, Pterocount, and Tamil Nadu by Juliet Vanitharani, Pp. 37-43 maintenence of various websites Electrocuted Flying Foxes in Madikeri, Coorg by Sanjay Molur, featuring bat material ... Payal Molur and B. Ravichandran, P. 44 pterocount, ttms, zooreach, and zoosprint website. Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Chiropterans (Bats) the Keystone Species of Tropical Chiroptera S.G., SSC, Ecosystem by Juliet Vanitharani, Pp. 45-46 CSG IUCN provides technical IUCN SSC support and training by Morphometry and distress calls of the Asiatic Greater Yellow CSG Co-Chair Paul Racey. House Bat Scotophilus heathii Horsfield, 1831 by Sanjay Molur, Payal Molur and Aravind Venkatesan, P. 47 2 BAT NET - CCINSA Newsletter Volume 8, Number 1-2, Jan-Dec 2007 South Asian Bat photographs STILL urgently needed Last year in the Bat Net Newsletter, Vol 7, Nos. 1-2, South Asian Insectivore bats for which Jan-Dec 2006 we announced that Zoo Outreach photos are required Organisation and CCINSA had been honoured with a three-year grant and responsibility of liaison representative for one of the most active all around Endemic insectivorous Myotis annectans taxon group conservation organisations in bat photos required: Myotis blythii Eptesicus tatei Myotis daubentonii the world, Bat Conservation International, or BCI. Hipposideros durgadasi Myotis formosus Hipposideros hypophyllus Myotis hasseltii That financial year BCI provided sponsorship for a Hipposideros lankadiva Myotis horsfieldii project to illustrate the Threatened Taxa Monitoring Murina grisea Myotis longipes Systems TTMS website, Chiroptera CAMP data Myotis csorbai Myotis montivagus section with high quality illustrations and/or Myotis sicarius Myotis muricola photographs of all bats. We are trying for colour Pipistrellus dormeri Myotis mystacinus illustrations painted from photographs for the sake Rhinolophus cognatus Myotis siligorensis of consistency. Rhinolophus Nyctalus leisler ferrumequinum Nyctalus montanus This is a formidable task and although we have Rhinolophus mitratus Nyctalus noctula collected all fruit bat photos except for one Scotoecus pallidus Otomops wroughtoni Sphaerias blanfordi (Thomas, 1891). If anyone has it Taphozous perforatus Otonycteris hemprichii or knows of a source, write to us at Philetor brachypterus [email protected] and [email protected] Non-endemic Pipistrellus abramus please. insectivorous bat Pipistrellus ceylonicus photos needed: Pipistrellus coromandra Areilulus circumdatus Pipistrellus javanicus Our artist, Arnab Roy has completed eight Asellia tridens Pipistrellus kuhlii illustrations out of the 12 for which we have photos Barbastella leucomelas Pipistrellus paterculus in hand. He is working on the remaing