Thursday 10 April, 7.30 pm, Seniors Village Hub.
The ecology and conservation of the threatened Large-eared Pied Bat (Chalinolobus dwyeri) and Eastern Cave Bat (Vespadelus troughtoni).
Speaker: Lachlan McRae, Fauna Ecologist.
Lachlan is undertaking research for his PhD, at Macquarie University, on the Large-eared Pied Bat (Chalinolobus dwyeri) and Eastern Cave Bat (Vespadelus troughtoni). These are two of Australia’s threatened insectivorous bat species.
Critical gaps in our knowledge of their ecology and responses to
threats persist, hindering effective conservation efforts. He will talk about his project that combines an ecological and genetic approach to improve understanding of the ecology and habitat requirements of
both microbat species. It also includes looking at aspects of habitat use, roost selection, movement patterns, diet, and gene flow across the geographic range of both species. The results will ultimately inform appropriate conservation management practices.
Orange Field Naturalist & Conservation Society Inc. 