Hambach Forest
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Hambach Forest is an ancient forest located near Buir in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany, between Cologne and Aachen. It was planned to be cleared as part of the Hambach surface mine by owner
Aerial view of Hambach Forest from the south, October 2018
Area of destroyed forest with excavator
Hambach Forest's rare Bechstein's bat population was threatened.
Barricade (September 2016)
Bechstein's bat
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Bechstein's bat is a species of vesper bat found in Europe and western Asia, living in extensive areas of woodland.
Hambach Forest
…ten percent of Hambach Forest still remains, and the remaining forest is severely threatened by mining for brown coal. Of special interest is the rare Bechstein's bat population, which is strictly protected according to annex II and annex IV of the European Habitats Directive. An Environmental Impact Assessment study…
Vespertilion bechstein
Bechstein's bat, Myotis bechsteinii