10 Feb 2023

Searching for bats in Pelorus

From Morning Report, 7:55 am on 10 February 2023

For the last month, a team has been tracking long-tailed bats at Te Hoiere / Pelorus between Nelson and Blenheim.

The long-tailed bat or pekapeka-tou-roa was declared "Bird of the Year" in 2021 and is a nationally critical species. 

Young bats have been found roosting in new areas at Pelorus - but it will take a team effort to ensure their survival. 

Samantha Gee went in search of one of our smallest mammals.