Public comment invited on the Ghost Bat Recovery Plan
Posted: December 15th, 2025
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) are inviting public comment on their newly released a Ghost Bat Recovery Plan.
The Recovery Plan aims to increase the national population size of the Ghost Bat by 10% by 2041, with the Pilbara one of six regions identified as a region of interest. It includes actions for research and management which aim to stop the decline in numbers of the species, as well as clarifying the distribution, ecology, threats and recovery actions which are necessary and achievable.
Responses to the plan are invited until Tuesday, 10 March 2026. Download the Recovery Plan and submit your responses on the DCCEEW website.