Between the time of project approval and payment of the first installment of the project, trainees were instructed in feeding habits of the bats, techniques for capture of the specimens, and techniques for environmental education. Brochures were assembled and distributed during an event gathering the local farmers, and texts were prepared for radio dissemination. An assessment of the anti-rabies vaccination index in the local properties was carried out, to evaluate the success of the meetings and conscience-building activities. It was determined that between 2002 and 2003, sales went up from 127 thousand shots to 187 thousand shots. A local TV station was contacted for the possibility of a story to be aired on the subject. An assessment yielded the following results: the rural properties have areas between 9 and 3,000 hectares, with cattle populations ranging from 18 to 1,500. All interviewed farmers claim to use the rabies shot on their cattle, and only 10% have lost one or more heads due to rabies (diagnosed by the farmers themselves). The results of this survey further indicate that the urban population is far less informed about the importance of bats in the maintenance of biodiversity than the rural population. This is evidence that the results sought by this project were fully achieved, since a survey carried out before its execution pointed out the complete lack of knowledge about bats and their function in the rural population inhabiting the region. Due to the weather in the season of the attempted captures, few specimens were effectively acquired for further studies. The captures could not have been attempted earlier due to pending authorization by the environmental authorities.