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Kōrero: South Canterbury region

Monitoring long-tailed bats

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Monitoring long-tailed bats

In 2006 a group of volunteers undertook a survey of South Canterbury’s long-tailed bats, catching them in traps and tagging them with transmitters. Their movements were then tracked, providing information on numbers and habitats. Ongoing monitoring will identify population trends and threats.

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Department of Conservation

by Colin O'Donnell

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John Wilson, South Canterbury region – Climate, vegetation and wildlife, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/11321/monitoring-long-tailed-bats (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Wilson, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 February 2017.