Overview
- Thirteen bat species persist in Munich with largely stable populations, according to the LBV.
- The LBV will launch a winter roost search using a new thermal-imaging camera to improve identification and protection of hibernation sites.
- Two bat-friendly parks opened in 2025 in Au and Johanneskirchen, where nine species have been confirmed, including the highly endangered in Bavaria Kleinabendsegler.
- Volunteer mapping uncovered ten previously unknown summer roosts, with up to 99 bats recorded in a single shelter.
- More than 400 injured or orphaned bats—nearly 300 of them juveniles—were rehabilitated last year, as city–LBV measures span bat boxes, insect-friendly plantings, and building-consultation under strict federal protections.