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    • A long-tailed bat being fitted with a tiny transmitter.
    Rights: Kirsty Myron, CC BY-NC 4.0 Published 29 October 2019 Size: 410 KB Referencing Hub media

    Tracking devices are sometimes attached to bats for conservation purposes. This long-tailed bat is fitted with a transmitter as part of the Forest & Bird Bat Recovery Project.

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      Conservation of our native bats – pekapeka

      New Zealand bats are fully protected by the Wildlife Act 1953, and their habitats are also protected by the Resource Management Act 1991. There are a variety of conservation efforts being ...

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