All about our ancient bats

Name: All about our ancient bats
Start: 2026-05-05T09:30:00+12:00
End: 2026-05-05T10:30:00+12:00
Location: Otari-Wilton's Bush

Schedule

Tue May 05 2026 at 09:30 am to 10:30 am

UTC+12:00

Location

Otari-Wilton's Bush | Wellington, WG

A creature of the forest floor and the night sky, the New Zealand short-tailed bat is found nowhere else on Earth and is clinging on to survival in a handful of scattered sites.
Join Dave Hunt as he explores the current conservation status of these extraordinary ancient bats, and the work underway to protect and manage their fragile populations.
Located in Tāne Whakapiripiri, Ōtari Visitor Centre. Gold coin donation. No need to book, just turn up!
This seminar is part of the Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush Trust’s annual seminar series. This year, they are on the first Tuesday of the month, March – November, to celebrate 100 years of Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush.
Ōtari 100: Celebrating 100 years of native plants, conservation, and community. 1926-2026.
Image credit: New Zealand lesser short-tailed Bat, Mystacina tuberculata tuberculata, collected 20 June 1998, The Valley, Codfish Island, New Zealand. Gift of Department of Conservation, 1998. CC BY 4.0. Te Papa (LM001330)