Unlocking the secret world of
Tasmania's micro bats
Background
A Tasmanian long-eared bat roost in a large mature forest stand
The tassie bat project is part of my postraduate study researching:
(1) How forest availability influences bat habitat use and species assemblages in timber production landscapes.
(2) Creating a Tasmanian bat call library and identification key.
The other part of this project is educating people about Tasmania's bats through volunteering and a series of school and community bat walks and talks.
Did you know Tasmania has eight species of bat?
Tasmania is home to eight species of insectivorous bat including the Gould’s wattled bat (Chalinolobus gouldii), Chocolate wattled bat (Chalinolobus morio), Eastern falsistrelle (Falsistrellus tasmaniensis), Lesser long-eared bat (Nyctophilus geoffroyi), Large forest bat (Vespadelus darlingtoni), Little forest bat (Vespadelus vulturnus), the Southern forest bat (Vespadelus regulus) and the endemic Tasmanian long-eared bat (Nyctophilus sherrini).
To find out more about Tasmanian bats go to the Tasmanian bat page.
Download some of the latest bat echolocation calls
This bat call was recorded at Fern tree, Tasmania as part of the Hobart City Council bat walk and talk night. This call was recorded from a captured female Southern forest bat that was measured, weighed, reproductive condition assessed and released. This call will be incorperated into the Tasmanian bat call library.
southern forest bat, fern tree.wav
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This bat call was recorded on 21st October 2011 at Fern tree, Tasmania as part of the Hobart City Council bat walk and talk night. This call was recorded from a pregnant large forest bat as she was released.
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This bat call was recorded on 21st October 2011 at Fern tree, Tasmania as part of the Hobart City Council bat walk and talk night. This call was recorded by a free flying Chocolate wattled bat along the pipeline track
chocolate wattled bat.wav
Wave Audio File [1.2 MB]
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This bat call was recorded at Fortescue Bay, Tasmania during a bat survey conducted in April 2011.
C.goudlii foraging call recorded at Fort
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This set of calls were recorded at Fern tree during the Hobart City Council bat walk and talk in March 2011.
A v.regulus and C.gouldii calling 1 afte
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