Consultancy Services

We provide specialist consulting services to the business community, designing, implementing and analysing surveys for bats nationwide and suggesting practical and affordable mitigation options. Previous projects include quarry expansions, sand removal operations, airport redevelopments and wind-energy facilities. We are experienced negotiators with excellent relationships with regulatory authorities. 

Past projects include extensions to three quarries, an airport redevelopment, a sand extraction project, the flooding of a valley to form an irrigation dam, and the building of major wind energy facilities. In all cases there was potential for bats to be affected but through engagement with local authorities and conservation agencies mitigation plans were developed that minimised harm to the animals and ensured the relevant consents were issued. Where bats are not the only species affected, we partner with other consulting businesses.

Consultancy services are led by Dr Stuart Parsons, an internationally recognised expert on bats. Stuart has conducted research in countries such as China, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, Croatia, UK, South Africa and Belize. In addition to his consulting work, he is Professor and Dean of Science, Technology and Engineering at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia and an Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Stuart hold a PhD from the University of Otago, has published more than 100 academic articles, books and book chapters. He is currently a member of the IUCN Bat Specialist Group and Bat Conservation International’s Scientific Advisory Committee.