A large, newly discovered ghost bat colony in Queensland

John Augusteyn; Karl Goetze; Roger Coles

doi:10.1071/ZO22045

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John Augusteynhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7160-3293,^1,* Karl Goetze,² Roger Coles³

¹Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, PO Box 3130, Red Hill, Qld 4701, Australia.
²Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, 83 Main Street, Atherton, Qld 4883, Australia.
³Nanobat Systems, PO Box 1540, Kenmore, Qld 4069, Australia.

^*Correspondence to: John Augusteyn Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, PO Box 3130, Red Hill, Qld 4701, Australia Email: John.Augusteyn@des.qld.gov.au

Abstract

Obtaining accurate counts that do not cause harm to the animals being studied are important for assessing a species’ conservation status. A single evening exodus of ghost bats (Macroderma gigas) was recorded using a thermal imaging camera placed outside the entrance to a cave on Alwal National Park (CYPAL) in September 2022. At least 463 bats were counted, making it the largest known ghost bat colony in Queensland. Further work is required to determine the extent to which this colony is related to other nearby colonies in Cape York Peninsula. Work is also required to identify and reduce threats to this population and ensure its conservation.

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John Augusteyn, Karl Goetze, and Roger Coles "A large, newly discovered ghost bat colony in Queensland," Australian Journal of Zoology 71(1), 1-5, (27 July 2023). https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO22045

Received: 5 December 2022; Accepted: 11 July 2023; Published: 27 July 2023

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