Kaihiku/Lochindorb wind farm is a proposed Fast Track wind farm on the northern border of the Catlins, Otago. The wind farm site is approximately 7km from Clinton and 12km from Balclutha in South Otago. The estimated capacity of the wind farm is 300 megawatts, depending on constraints mapping, resource consents and wind turbine technology. If built, it would generate enough electricity to power around 135,000 households.
Learn more here: https://kaihikuwindfarm.co.nz/
We were subcontracted by Davidson-Watts Ecology to support landscape-scale acoustic and radio-tracking surveys of long-tailed bats, informing the ecological impact assessment for the Fast Track consents process. We carried out acoustic surveys at multiple points across the year to assess temporal variation in localised habitat use across the proposed wind farm site and to guide the capture and tracking of bats on site. We then undertook full advanced radio-tracking surveys to determine night-time habitat use, flight paths and the origin of bats caught within the site. We also advised on the opportunities and constraints around potential offsetting and compensation measures.
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