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AI maps 98 million bat calls, confirms Barbastelle in southwest

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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British scientists used AI to analyze 98 million bat calls from 310 woodlands.
AI analysis identified Britain’s rarest and most threatened bats, including the red-listed Barbastelle.
Barbastelle detections were confirmed in Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and Dorset in south-west England.
Researchers placed recording devices on poles among trees throughout the surveyed woodlands.
Kate Jones of University College London said AI fundamentally changed wildlife monitoring.

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British scientists used AI to analyze 98 million bat calls from 310 woodlands.
AI analysis identified Britain’s rarest and most threatened bats, including the red-listed Barbastelle.
Barbastelle detections were confirmed in Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and Dorset in south-west England.
Researchers placed recording devices on poles among trees throughout the surveyed woodlands.
Kate Jones of University College London said AI fundamentally changed wildlife monitoring.