Rainforest Expeditions (est. 1989) operates three award winning Amazon lodges: Posada AmazonasRefugio Amazonas, and Tambopata Research Center. Each Amazon lodge provides access to a unique set of ecotourism experiences in the jungle of southeastern Peru.


Our packages include activities comprised of aspects of nature and culture of the Amazon rainforest. We offer a variety of special interest activities, tours and expeditions like Soft Adventure, Birdwatching expeditions, Family and more...

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Bat Inventory (RA)

Segments: 
Academic
Lodge: 
Refugio Amazonas
Pricing: 
Included in programs listed below. Alternatively it can be purchased as part of a customized program.
Booking Details: 
Pre-booking required

Bats are captured with 12 X 3 meter mist nets stretched on sticks buried on the ground. Nets are checked every 15 minutes for bats, and each individual is identified with a key, sexed, weighed, measured, marked and released. Inventories sometimes yield species that are new to the lists.

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