Research shows community help essential for native bats

Community help is no longer just nice to have in the world of bat conservation, it is essential to large-scale bat monitoring and the protection of threatened and understudied species, according to new research from Murdoch University's School of Environmental and Conservation Sciences. The study reveals that collaboration between universities, not-for-profits, government agencies and community members is the key to ensuring data collection is accurate, and that it flows into policy and practice.