2 Aug 2021

Waka Kotahi looking at forcing endangered bats to move from bypass route

From Morning Report, 7:50 am on 2 August 2021

It's not a normal activity for road builders but saving long tailed bats is something they're focusing on in Taranaki.

The Transport Agency is looking at filling-in the roosts of the critically endangered bat in an effort to force them to relocate away from the proposed route of the Mt Messenger bypass on State Highway 3.

Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more