In a very short period of time the SM2BAT from Wildlife Acoustics has become recognised as an industry-standard remote bat detector and is widely used by consultants, universities and researchers.

Superior field equipment that records more calls brings with it the challenge of larger volumes of data to analyse.

Baker Consultants is now able to offer a full data processing service to assist in the analysis of bat survey field recordings. Using our library of bat call ‘recognisers’ our experienced bat ecologists can provide a cost-effective, independent analysis of SM2 recordings.

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Susan reports on day two of the Wind Energy and Wildlife Impacts conference in Norway.

The sessions today were: species-specific vulnerabilities and population effects, behavioural and spatial responses, collision risk modelling and Methods and statistics.

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This week Susan White is attending the Conference on Wind Energy and Wildlife Impacts in Trondheim, Norway. Day one covered EIAs and site selection, pre and post construction monitoring and fatality studies.

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Are you a planner? Do you fully understand your legal obligations regarding protected species legislation?

You are invited to attend a half-day training seminar on Wednesday 18th May in Sheffield, run by Environmental lawyer Penny Simpson.

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Andrew Baker (Director) and Paul Howden-Leach are off to visit Wildlife Acoustics this week in their home of Concord, Massachusetts.

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We have already started receiving inquiries for training courses on the SM2 and have now opened the list for pre-registration.

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A recent appeal decision has emphasized the need for reliable technical equipment during surveys.... more

On the 2nd of November, 2010 Andrew spoke about the SM2 at the Renewables UK conference in Glasgow. For all those who couldn’t make it, a version of Baker Consultants' presentation is now available. more

During 2010 Baker Consultants has been pioneering the use of remote sensing technology (with the Wildlife Acoustics’ SM2) which is new to the UK and offers improved data collection for bat and bird calls. The technology is cheaper, more reliable, easier to deploy and constructed to cope with the extremes of the British climate. more

Andrew is speaking at the Renewable UK conference in Glasgow, on Tuesday 2nd November (2.15pm), as part of the Onshore Seminar on development issues (Ecology). He will be speaking about remote bat monitoring technology and its pre-development applications. more