ACT
Thursday 7 March
Urban Bats of Canberra
BOZO seminar room,
building 116 [Gould Building], Daley Road, ANU.
7.30 pm -
9pm
The Field Naturalists
Society of Canberra presents an urban bat talk by local bat experts and members
of Australasian Bat Society, Darren Le Roux and Michael Pennay. Darren will talk
about urban trees and hollows and microbats from his PhD study and Michael will
introduce ACT Bat Watch and give information on how to be involved. Other
members from Australasian Bat Society will also be present to answer questions
on these fascinating night workers.
Talk is free. A coin
donation is asked for supper.
A raffle will be held-
$1 per ticket.
All
Welcome.
Sunday 10 March
Flyout and Bat walk
Commonwealth Park
(Meet at Regatta Point Bbqs)
6pm for picnickers, 6.30 for flyout and bat detecting
only
The Field Naturalists
Society of Canberra invites you to enjoy a picnic dinner before watching the
flyout of the Grey-headed Flying foxes from their roost in Commonwealth Park.
Darren Le Roux, Michael Pennay, Maree Kerr and other members of Australasian Bat
Society will answer questions on flying foxes and other bats, and after
the flyout Darren and Michael will lead a gentle walk around the park to detect
microbats in the area.
Free!
BYO
picnic
BatWatch
ACT
ACT Batwatch is being launched during March- Australasian Bat night
month!
ACT Batwatch lets
citizen scientists (you!) improve our knowledge of bats in the ACT.
How can you be
involved?
•
Find
out which bats live in your area using a bat detector.
You can borrow a bat
detector, a special instrument that records the ultrasonic "echolocation" calls
that bats make to find their way in the dark, and take this for a walk around
your local area in the evening to record your local bats. Learn which species
live near you.
To register your
interest and arrange a loan of a bat detector look up the Batwatch page on the
ABS website: http://ausbats.org.au/#/act-batwatch/4573612680
•
Have
you seen a bat? Report it to us using your mobile! Yes, it's that easy. If you
see or find a bat* you can use your mobile phone or the internet to record where
it was and what it was doing. This information will help us understand which
species are present, where they live and what they do. If you don't know what
species it is, just send a photo or description to our experts who will identify
it.
To start, just download the free iNaturalist App for iPhone or Android and join
the
BatWatch
project.
Don't have a smart
phone, report details online at iNaturalist.org
* Do not handle any
bats - Wild animals can bite! if you find a bat that seems distressed or ill,
report it to RSPCA (ACT) and do not attempt to pick it up or handle it. Do not
get too close to photograph it if there is a chance it could bite or scratch
you.
Maree
Kerr
Bat
Night and Events Coordinator
Australasian
Bat Society Inc
Tel:
+61 2
6296 4823
Mob:
0412 311 403
Email:
http://ausbats.org.au/
