Ben Paris, Senior Conservation Advisor at Auckland Council aka NZ Batman, joined the conversation with Danny Watson & Leah Panapa on Magic Talk all about New Zealand's bats!

Magic Talk's Danny and Leah talk to NZ Batman

Bird babysitting is the latest trend. Nesting dotterels at North Piha needed looking after so the Auckland Council advertised for volunteers. Ben Paris is the senior biodiversity advisor for Auckland Council and chatted with Luke Weston

Baby Bird-Sitting on Rhema

Part 1 of the The Breeze Breakfast interview about #batspotting with Robert Rakete and Jeanette Thomas.

The Breeze Part 1

Part 2 of the The Breeze Breakfast with Robert Rakete and Jeanette Thomas going out #batspotting

The Breeze Part 2

The sensitive dotterel population has been dealt a deathly blow after one newly hatched chick at Auckland's Piha beach was attacked and killed by a dog.

The Auckland Council's Biodiversity Advisor Ben Paris talks about how important it is to protect these birds and how dog owners can help.

Afternoons

Dog Attack on Piha Dotterels

They are rarer than kiwi, but many beachgoers remain unaware of the precarious plight of the New Zealand dotterel. While some dotterel populations have had a bumper breeding season, some nesting areas have been badly affected by the storms and king tides that hit the upper North Island earlier this month. RNZ reporter Sarah Robson headed to a couple of beaches not too far from central Auckland to see what's happening.

Morning Report

Storms, tides hit dotterel populations

If you live near Auckland's Waitakere Ranges, you might be surprised to discover one of New Zealand's rarest creatures living in your backyard. For four nights, a team of bat experts and volunteers has been camping out in the bush, trying to catch and tag some native long-tailed bats to find out more about where they're going. RNZ reporter Sarah Robson went with them this week to see if they could find some of the elusive flying mammals.

Search on for one of New Zealand's rarest creatures

The hope is that the more people are aware of bats in the city, the more people will push to make cities bat-friendly places.

From Radio New Zealand Our Changing World, 9:18 am 30 August 2018 
William Ray, Podcasts and Series Producer
william.ray@radionz.co.nz
https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ourchangingworld/audio/2018658408/urban-bats

Our Changing World

Urban bats

Despite the odds being stacked against them, three dotterel chicks have managed to make it through the peak summer period on one of Auckland's busiest beaches. It's just the second time New Zealand dotterels have nested at Piha and a small team of volunteers have been doing all they can to keep them safe from predators and other dangers. RNZ reporter Sarah Robson headed out to Piha to check how they're doing. From Radio NZ Morning Report, 8:55 am on 11 February 2019.

Dotterels nest amongst Piha crowds

Ben Paris aka New Zealand Batman is a real life conservation superhero. By day he works at Auckland Zoo but come night he is New Zealand's greatest champion for our only native land mammals. Johnny and Andy from The Wild Podcast sat down to speak with Ben about conservation, Predator Free 2050 and his initial work with Waikato Regional Council that ignited his passion for New Zealand’s bats.

The Wild Podcast

Long tailed bat monitoring at Dunns Bush near Puhoi between 31/01/13 and 28/02/13. Many bat passes were recorded. Here is a sample of just one recorded bat pass. 

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