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How Do Vibrations Affect Bats?

Usually, when we talk about vibration measurements, we focus on protecting buildings or on how vibrations affect people inside them. Most of our projects are closely related to construction and civil engineering, but sometimes we put on our green glasses and stand on the side of nature 🌳🐐🌲

    We’ve already talked about our measurements that help protect aquatic animals, but this time we’re heading to Gotham City 🦇

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What You Should Know About Bats in the Context of Vibration Monitoring

 

Key Insights:

 

Bats are strictly protected species (Annex IV of the EU Habitats Directive). Their habitats, breeding, and resting sites must not be destroyed or degraded.

If bats are present near a construction project, a bat specialist (chiropterologist) must determine the period when the animals are least sensitive to disturbance (for example, outside of hibernation or breeding seasons)

During construction works, it is recommended to carry out continuous vibration monitoring to maintain control over the impact on bats and ensure their safety

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Risk Management

Remember — your impact on wildlife habitats should be as low as possible.
Continuous monitoring helps you stay in control throughout the entire process.

Risk management is an essential part of every construction project, and with the right data for analysis, this process becomes simpler and more effective 💪

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Research Findings

It turns out that bats are more resilient than one might expect.
Vibrations generated by railway or road traffic generally do not have a negative impact on their activity, as long as appropriate limit values are respected.

Our measurements, therefore, help not only to protect structures, but also to maintain the balance between engineering and nature 🌿

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