1st of August
Dr Lindy Lumsden and the subject is bats
Lindy is the Wildlife Ecology Section Manager at the Arthur Rylah Institute, the wildlife research institute of the Department of Sustainability and Environment, where she has been conducting ecological research on bats for almost 30 years. She's also a council member of the Australian Mammal Society
In recent years Lindy’s research has focused on rural landscapes, investigating the distribution, ecology and habitat requirements of insect-eating bats. Bats often comprise half the mammal species occurring in farmland areas
However, due to their small size, nocturnal behaviour and cryptic roosting habits, these valuable animals are rarely seen by landholders or the general public and are often portrayed negatively in the media (text source, with a nice video)
See this ABC Catalyst page for another Lindy bat video
Lindy is the Wildlife Ecology Section Manager at the Arthur Rylah Institute, the wildlife research institute of the Department of Sustainability and Environment, where she has been conducting ecological research on bats for almost 30 years. She's also a council member of the Australian Mammal Society
In recent years Lindy’s research has focused on rural landscapes, investigating the distribution, ecology and habitat requirements of insect-eating bats. Bats often comprise half the mammal species occurring in farmland areas
However, due to their small size, nocturnal behaviour and cryptic roosting habits, these valuable animals are rarely seen by landholders or the general public and are often portrayed negatively in the media (text source, with a nice video)
See this ABC Catalyst page for another Lindy bat video