This town in Finistère has counted its bats like every year

The bats of Landeleau (Finistère) are doing well.

Like every year, volunteers from the Breton mammalian group have identified the colony that lives in the church of the town, reports

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This year, enthusiasts were able to observe the flight of several hundred adult bats.

A hundred young people, not yet ready to go on an adventure, were counted in the attic of the church.

A winter in the woods

The commune of Landeleau is home to two species of bats: greater horseshoe bats and geek-eared bats.

The females settle each year under the roof of the church to give birth and nurse their young.

During the winter, the whole colony moves to a place more favorable to the temperatures.

Breton bats thus take up residence in an old gallery located in a wood in the region in order to hibernate in the warmth.

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