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- The study highlights the challenges posed by the pandemic and environmental issues on traditional bat research methods, leading to increased interest in alternative survey techniques.
- It demonstrates the effectiveness of photographic surveys using high-speed flash and automated trip beams to identify bat species in various habitats, including roosting, drinking, and foraging sites.
- While acknowledging that photography won't replace all capture methods, the researchers emphasize the need to minimize disturbance to bats during these less invasive survey operations.
Article Abstract
Unlabelled: The recent pandemic and other environmental concerns have resulted in restrictions on research and surveys involving capture and handling bats. While acoustic surveys have been widely used as an alternative survey method, in this study, we show how photographic surveys can offer an important contribution to study and survey bats. We outline approaches, using high speed flash and automated trip beams to obtain photos of flying bats of sufficient quality for reliable identification of species. We show, through a series of examples of setups and photographs, that photography is effective for surveying bats at a variety of sites, where bats roost, drink, and forage. We note, however, that photographic surveys cannot replace capture in all situations. In addition, although photographing bats is less invasive than capturing them, it can involve disturbance, so we stress the importance of minimizing the impact of such operations on bats.
Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42991-022-00233-7.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8988114 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00233-7 | DOI Listing |
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