| Researcher(s) |
Topa Petit Topa Petit |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2021 |
| Contributor | Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated |
| Trial location(s) |
Kangaroo Island, SA
|
To determine the role of bats in agricultural production. Also, to ascertain the impact the bushfires have had on bat populations.
The work continues all over the island, including in parallel an evaluation of the role of nest boxes for bats in bushfire
recovery
| Lead research organisation | N/A |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
Partners, nest box project (with volunteer coordinator Peter Hammond): KI Conservation Landowners Association, KI Wildlife Network, KI Research Station, KI Dance School, Friends of Parks KI Western District, University of South Australia, and many fabulous landholders. Funding: Lirabenda Endowment Fund Grant, University of South Australia’s Vice Chancellor’s Fund for KI, Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife, WIRES-Landcare, Nature Foundation Wildlife Recovery Fund, Landcare Led Bushfire Recovery Grant, Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation, Patagonia. Note: all the work is volunteered. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
