Our conservation community

There’s no single way to contribute to bat conservation. Whether you’re engaging specialist advice, collecting data, supporting local projects, building ecological knowledge, or simply curious to learn more, there’s a place to get involved and make an impact through The Bat Co. Lab.

  • Receive expert bat ecology support across fieldwork, monitoring and data interpretation, enabling confident, compliant decision-making at every stage of your project. To find out more, see our consulting page.

  • Contribute specialist field knowledge, use advanced monitoring tools, and help strengthen best practice through shared experiences and collaboration. To find out more about how to collaborate, get in touch.

  • Connect with bats through learning, discovery, and meaningful participation. Explore opportunities to contribute to projects in accessible ways and help build knowledge that supports long-term bat conservation. To see the latest opportunities, follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Linkedin, or head to our Pekapeka Patrol Projects page.

  • Bring locals together to take meaningful action through small-scale, community-led projects. With the right tools and guidance, these efforts generate valuable data that connects grassroots action to national conservation impact. Check out our Bat Pack data subscription, detectors or get in touch. You can also check out our current projects on our Pekapeka Patrol Projects page.

  • Bring bat conservation into the classroom with hands-on activities, accessible tools, and real data that spark curiosity and learning. To find out more, get in touch. You can also check out our current projects on our Pekapeka Patrol Projects page.

Our values

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  • We are committed to transparency, ethical practices and accountability in all aspects of our work, ensuring trust and credibility in bat conservation and management. 

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  • Learning is at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to constant growth, both as individuals and as a community, sharing the latest knowledge and approaches in the field.

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  • We uphold the highest standards of professionalism, providing timely, impartial and expert advice, whilst ensuring that our actions serve the well-being of the species we assess and protect.

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  • We believe in long-term management and transform passion into meaningful action. We work to not only preserve bats but the ecosystems they inhabit, leaving a sustainable legacy for future generations.

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  • We believe that true change comes from the collective effort of a community. By connecting people, sharing resources and acting inclusively, we amplify the impact of our collective work in bat conservation and management.

  • We believe trust is built through openness. We communicate our methods, findings and decisions clearly, so clients and partners understand not only what we recommend, but why. By sharing evidence openly, we support informed decisions, stronger collaboration and continual improvement.

Our projects

This season, communities across Aotearoa came together to help build a better understanding of our native bats through the National Bat Survey. From first-time participants to experienced conservation contributors, people deployed detectors, explored local environments, discovered bat activity, and generated valuable ecological insights that contribute to conservation at a national scale.

Together, more than 2 million acoustic files were processed, transforming recordings into meaningful data and creating one of our biggest seasons of participation yet.

Explore our Projects page to discover the final survey results, key statistics, stories from the field, and the other conservation initiatives helping turn curiosity into action across New Zealand.

EXPLORE OUR PROJECTS

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