Preventing unintentional bat captures in canopy traps used for insect surveys
Aurélien Sallé, Laurent Arthur, Guillem Parmain, David Williams, Amélie Chrétien, Elodie Le Souchu, Carl Moliard, Alain Roques B, Christophe Bouget
This study evaluates bat bycatch in canopy insect traps and finds that adding a mesh reduces bat captures without significantly affecting insect data.
European Journal of Wildlife Research · Feb 28, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology