Friday 8th - Sunday 10th November 2024
Radiotracking photo: Sonia Reveley
The Bat Tracking Methodologies Conference is an opportunity for bat tracking practitioners to share their methods, experience and knowledge of bat tracking and how the data is analysed and presented, with the aim of collating information and insights to improve our understanding of best practice when tracking bats and presenting the results. We will include items on radio-tracking, GPS tracking, MOTUS and other tracking technologies and are also interested in where the technologies are going in the future.
The conference was held at the University of Warwick and sponsored by Lotek and Pathtrack . To encourage as much interaction and discussion as possible, this event was only being held in-person. There will be a follow-up virtual event held in 2025 when the collated insights from the conference will be shared.
Programme
We are delighted that our Keynote Speaker was Professor Fiona Matthews, University of Sussex and grateful to Thermal Vision Ecology for sponsoring the Keynote Talk.
We have a great range of speakers lined up including the conference co-sponsors Lotek and Pathtrack who will share technology tips and advice when using their products.
There was also a panel discussion on ethics relating to tracking methodologies chaired by BCT's Director of Conservation Lisa Worledge. Panellists will include Colleen Hope, Ian Davidson-Watts, Daniel Hargeaves, Sam Dyer and Prof. Fiona Matthews.
Talks included:
- Wildlife drones: innovative technology for radio-tracking up to 40 bats simultaneously - Paul Sinclair
Industry Insights: Understanding GPS, VHF, and Satellite Tracking Technologies for Bat Conservation - Sarah Deans, Lotek
Before, During & After - James Aegeter
- Fit For Purpose: techniques to improve data collection and bat welfare in radio-tracking studies - Charlotte Packman
- Locating bats when 'standard' techniques can't be used - Nick Tomlinson
- Tips on GPS tracking and kit - Pathtrack
- A case study for implementation of novel remote
automated radio-tracking on monitoring projects and how else it can be used - Charlotte Wevill and Chris Kerfoot
- Disco bats and glittery poo - James Shipman
- tRackIT systems - Jannis Gottwald
- Using MOTUS telemetry to study migratory behaviour of Nathusius' pipistrelle - Jane Harris
- Too cold to wake up? Uncovering the winter foraging activity of the greater horseshoe bat using a novel radio-tracking technique - Katie Allan
Exhibitor and Sponsorship Opportunities
We are delighted that Lotek and Pathtrack will be sponsoring the Bat Tracking Methodologies Conference. If you would be interested in having an exhibition stand, please get in touch with Naomi nwebster@bats.org.uk
Additional exhibitors included: NHBS, Thermal Vision Ecology, Titley Scientific, trackIT, and Wildcare
