1. ARC - ΚΙΒΟΤΟΣ Education – Wildlife Heritage Επιμόρφωση – Φυσική κληρονομιά – Άγρια ζωή Patricia Radnor Kyriacou www.animalscyprus.orgwww.animalscyprus.org –arc.kivotos@cytanet.com.cy

2. About us Founded in 1994 Volunteer NGO Cyprus – A maritime nation

3. Our successes Dolphinarium closed 1999 Cyprus is one of the few captive dolphin- free countries ( Permanent government ban on captive dolphin imports)

4. Another success Two brown bears captive for 14 years in Limassol zoo rescued and flown to Hungary Free in a Hungarian refuge

5. Captive animals have no place in modern ecotourism Three leopards will travel to Africa in May Unlicensed zoo (EU Zoos Directive 22/1999) will be closed down Europe's first Ecozoo?

6. Cyprus – an established tourist destination Mass tourism – “Sun and Sea” Luxury tourism Ecotourism/Agrotourism

7. Ecotourism Traditional restored mountain villages (Kalopanayiotis) Cyprus villages (Sun and Sea)

8. Cyprus has many endemic species Endemic Glaucopsyche paphos (Paphos blue) feeding on endemic Anthemis tricolor

9. Cyprus – strategic position on bird migratory routes

10. Turtles (Caretta caretta) Seals (Monachus monachus) Bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) -fruit bats Wildlife of Cyprus Cyprus is the only country EU member state to have fruit bats (Megachiroptera)

11. Fruit bat

13. Education Children are fascinated by bats

14. Stellaluna

15. Bats are fun!

16. Ecotourism and Bats Austin, Texas, USA

17. Other Interesting Southern Mediterranean Bat Species

18. NETWORKING EUROBATS Secretariat International conference in Cyprus May 2009 At an ecotourism village and conference centre on the sea Government authority (Department of Environment) on board

19. Maremotu Italian sea – kayaking organisation will come to Cyprus Travel round the coast Fruit bat sea-caves Recent sighting of Monachus monachus Children involved

20. A FRUIT BAT CAVE ROOST

21. Thank you !! Ευχαριστώ!!