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Wednesday, 17 February 2021, 9:45 am
A trial underway on the edge of the North Island’s
Pureora Forest is exploring how New Zealand’s native
bats/pekapeka respond to different types of artificial
light.
This collaborative trial, combining expertise
and knowledge from Department of Conservation (DOC) and
Waikato University, will last for two months, and will see
the bats’ behaviour monitored as different colours of
artificial light are in use.
The bats will not be
harmed during the trial, which is taking place on private
property adjacent to the thick Pureora Forest – a known
habitat for New Zealand’s only native
mammals.