The 20th anniversary of the Bat Study and Conservation Group of Japan(BSCJ)In Celebration of the International Year of the Bat 2012
The 20th anniversary of the Bat Study and Conservation Group of Japan(BSCJ)
In Celebration of the International Year of the Bat 2012
September 1st (Sat) and 2nd(Sun)
, 2012
An exhibition on The Wonder of the Bats has also been in session from 15th
July to 31st October at Picchio visitor center in Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan
They are not birds but sophisticated flyers in the dark night
sky using echolocation.
They live the ultimate energy efficient
eco-friendly life.
The festival is full of these fascinating
creatures.
Karuizawa, which is the venue of the
festival is one of the most popular resort area in Japan and also the place
where many wild birds and brown bears as well as bats live.
You will see bats in a new light in this
festival.
【Main host】Picchio
【Sub-host】The Bat Study and Conservation Group of Japan(BSCJ)
【Venue】Chiyoda Ward Karuizawa Youth Nature Center
〒389-0111 2041 Aza Yokobuki, Oh-aza nagakura, Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County,
Nagano, Japan
【Exhibition venue and Bat walk starting
point】Picchio Visitor Center
〒389-0194 Hoshino, Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County,
Nagano, Japan
Reservation
is necessary for accommodation (\4000), festival dinner (\4000) and bat walk (\400)
on 1st September.
Reservations close on 10th August but the capacity is only 40 people on a first-come basis.
【Program】
September 1st (Sat) Mainly for kids and
parents but also for adults
13：00～16：00 Come on! Summer bat school will start !!
Bats! Bats! Bats! Learn everything about bats
・School principal’s opening speech！ Principal ; Terumoto Yamamoto(President of BSCJ)
・Guidance Vice Principal; Yushi Osawa (Wildlife photographer)
・13:30〜13:50 Not only caves! Bats home
Tomoko Yoshikura, Ph.D
・13:55〜14:25 Vampire? No! Bats food
Setsuko Katsuta(Almas Ltd.)
・14:45〜15:15 What is ultrasound for? Are they
watching? Are they talking? What are they doing with ultrasound? Bat’s language
Mari Ishida, Ph.D
・15:20〜15:40 The ultimate eco-life Yearly bat’s life
Yuzo Nakagawa (Wildlife
photographer)
・15:45〜16:05 Tracking a bat’s life！Momoko a bat’s secret life
Chie Yanagisawa(Picchio)＆Miss Fumi Tanaka
・16:10〜16:20 Homeroom class
Unfortunately, the bat walk was canceled due to bad weather.
・17：45〜19：45 Extra lesson; Bat walk Let’s watch the bat’s boisterous
dancing in the air
17:10〜17:40 Registration starts at the Picchio
visitor center (Reservation is necessary)
Instructor:
Mitsuru Mukhoyama (NPO Bat
Conservation Organization Board Chairman）
Kho Minesshita(Bat Study Conservation
Group of Japan)
Chie Yanagihara(Picchio)
20：00～22：00 Festival dinner
(Reservation is necessary)
Presentation of iBats project, Bat items auction
・13：00～16：00 Bat Doctors’
Question-and-Answer Session
Akira Sano, Ph.D.
Dai Fukui, Ph.D.(Division of
Animal Resources, National Institute of Biological Resources, Environmental
Research Complex, Korea)
September 2nd (Sun)
9:00〜10:00 Special Guest
Sumiko Matsumura, Ph.D. Former Assistant
Professor, Yamaguchi University, Japan.
Special speech for the 20 anniversary of the
Bat Study and Conservation Group of Japan and her long time work at Yamaguchi
University
Long time Work on Natural History of bats
～ break ～
10:30〜11:00 More and more bat questions〜bat research
forefront〜
Dai Fukui, Ph.D.(Division of Animal Resources, National Institute of Biological Resources, Environmental Research Complex,
Korea)
11:00〜11:30 Living with bats〜Thoughts from the
view point of bats〜
Mitsuru Mukhoyama (Bat Conservation Organization Board Chairman）
11:30〜12:00 Eco-tourism in Karuizawa〜Looking at wildlife
in Karuizawa for 20 years〜
Shinya Kuwata（Picchio）
Unfortunately the excursion was canceled due to bad weather.
13:00〜14:00 Excursion The life of Momoko the bat
A
Japanese Large-footed bat Momoko’s day-to-day life
A telemetry analysis of a Japanese Large-footed Bat reveals the bat’s
roost and home range.（Reservation is
necessary）
14:00〜15:00 General meeting of the Bat Study and Conservation Group of Japan
