Acoustic monitoring reveals widespread distribution of pekapeka across an isolated forest ecosanctuary, Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari
Understanding population dynamics of endangered species in pest-free ecosanctuaries is essential to informing conservation planning, especially where populations are isolated in remnant forest within a matrix of unsuitable habitat. Little is known about whether fenced sanctuaries in Aotearoa | New Zealand are facilitating meaningful conservation of pekapeka (native bats).