Bats and mistletoe research
Ohakune' s Department of Conservation field centre is the base for a number of research projects at present involving bats and native misteltoe. Staff are monitoring the effects of the recent 1080 possum poison drop on short-tailed bats, which are to be
captured and fitted with tiny radio transmitters to map their movements. The colony of bats, close to Ohakune, is one of the larger colonies in the country. Mistletoe research involves measuring and comparing growth following the reduction in possum numbers. i
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Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 12, Issue 564, 29 November 1994, Page 11 (Supplement)
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87Bats and mistletoe research Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 12, Issue 564, 29 November 1994, Page 11 (Supplement)
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