Expeditions & Fieldwork

Santa Lucía Bosque Monana Occidental, Pichincha, Ecuador (2019)

Host Institution: University of Wolverhampton, UK; Santa Lucia Research Station, Ecuador
Target Species: Phyllostomidae
Methodology: Harp trapping, mist netting
Research Focus: Baseline bat assemblage data of primary rainforest, secondary rainforest, silvopasture, and ecotones

Valsorarna, Kvarken Archipelago, Finland (2024, 2025, 2026)

Host Institution: Kvarken Bats
Target Species: P. nathusii, C. nilssonii, M. brandtii
Methodology: Harp trapping, mist netting, radio telemetry
Research Focus: Movements of migratory bats in Fennoscandia

Knepp Wildlands, UK (2026)

Host Institution: Operation Wallacea
Target Species: Vespertilionidae (M. daubentonii, P. pygmaeus, B. barbastellus)
Methodology: Harp trapping, mist netting
Research Focus: Constant Effort Site sampling for assemblage data in beaver (Castor fiber) reintroduction sites

Krka National Park, Croatia (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

Host Institution: Operation Wallacea; BIOTA
Target Species: Vespertilionidae, Rhinolophidae
Methodology: Harp trapping, mist netting, ectoparasite sampling
Research Focus: Baseline assemblage data, tritrophic ectoparasitic systems (Chiroptera, Nycteribidae, Laboulbeniales)

Noce basin, Italy; Savaran basin, Sweden; Queich basin, Germany (2024)

Host Institution: Umea Universitet, Sweden; Riparianet
Target Species: Vespertilionidae
Methodology: Harp trapping, mist netting
Research Focus: Bats as biodiversity indicators in riparian networks

Ulu Temburong National Park, Brunei Darussalam (2022)

Host Institution: University of Brunei Darussalam; Taxon Expeditions
Target Species: Rhinolophidae, Hipposideridae, Vespertilionidae
Methodology: Harp trapping, mist netting, radio telemetry, ectoparasite sampling
Research Focus: Tritrophic ectoparasitic systems (Chiroptera, Nycteribidae, Laboulbeniales)