WEST Australians are being urged to tune in to things that go bump in the night. Biologists at the Conservation Council hope West Australians can help map the distribution of tiny white-striped bats by listening and logging their high-pitched calls after sunset.
As one of the only "microbats" whose echolocation system is audible to humans, these heat-sensitive bats make the perfect tool for monitoring climate change, scientists say.
With the launch of Conservation Week today, researchers are asking people to listen for the metallic "ting ting" of the bat about 90 minutes after sundown on warm evenings for 10-minute periods.
Listen to the sound of the white-striped bat here
This pigeon-sized bat has big flight muscles which generate too much heat, grounding them when overnight temperatures top 20C.
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