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| Photo supplied by Kerry Borkin |
One of the highlights of the recent Bat Conference was the
news that bats had been found using a roost box in Hamilton. There have been a
number of roost boxes erected, mainly in the Hammond Park area in the south of
Hamilton, but this is the first time one has been used. Overseas websites about
bat roost boxes suggest that they can take up to five years before bats may
occupy them. New Zealand bats, in this case the long tailed bat, are quite
different than those overseas so it was unknown before now as to whether our
bats would use them. This one in the You Tube footage was installed seven years
ago.
This You Tube clip is a great bit of footage of bats exiting
the roost box in Hamilton:
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