{"id":438198,"date":"2026-03-30T06:54:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T09:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.portaltela.com\/noticias\/2026\/03\/30\/preocupacoes-com-custo-de-166-mil-libras-para-realojamento-de-morcegos\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T06:54:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T09:54:32","slug":"preocupacoes-com-custo-de-166-mil-libras-para-realojamento-de-morcegos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.portaltela.com\/cotidiano\/meio-ambiente\/2026\/03\/30\/preocupacoes-com-custo-de-166-mil-libras-para-realojamento-de-morcegos\/","title":{"rendered":"Preocupa\u00e7\u00f5es com custo de 166 mil libras para realojamento de morcegos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two bat houses are being built near junction 10 of the M5 as part of a wider \u00a3372m upgrade to the road network in Gloucestershire. The two roosts for bats cost \u00a3166,000, with funding chiefly from central government and developer contributions. The project aims to relocate bat populations as required by law.<\/p>\n<p>The displacement is expected to affect about 130 bat roosts. Local politicians have weighed in on the cost and necessity, noting the presence of protected species in the area and the statutory obligation to provide roosting sites.<\/p>\n<p>Officials confirm the junction improvement is due to be completed within three years, with a target finish in 2029. The work includes improved access to the M5 and is funded under the broader road upgrade program.<\/p>\n<h3>Rea\u00e7\u00f5es e justificativas<\/h3>\n<p>Lib Dem county councillor Julian Tooke highlighted the legal protection of bats and the need to relocate them as part of the project, while Reform UK councillor Vernon Smith questioned the cost, suggesting more economical shelter solutions. Tooke emphasized the council\u2019s duty to act and that four quotes were obtained for the bat habitats.<\/p>\n<p>The council reiterates that creating roosting areas for displaced bats is a statutory requirement, and that most costs are covered by central funds and developer contributions, not solely by local taxpayers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Dois alojamentos para morcegos, pr\u00f3ximos \u00e0 junction 10 da M5, custam \u00a3166 mil; fazem parte de melhorias na via que totalizam \u00a3372 milh\u00f5es e devem ficar prontas nos pr\u00f3ximos tr\u00eas anos em Gloucestershire.<\/li>\n<li>Criar \u00e1reas de abrigo para morcegos deslocados \u00e9 exig\u00eancia legal, com grande parte do custeio vindo de financiamento do governo central e de contribui\u00e7\u00f5es de developers.<\/li>\n<li>o projeto deve deslocar cerca de 130 abrigos de morcegos; o custo foi alvo de cr\u00edticas de pol\u00edticos locais.<\/li>\n<li>o vereador Julian Tooke, do Liberal Democrats, disse que preferia que o dinheiro fosse aplicado em servi\u00e7os infantis, educa\u00e7\u00e3o e bibliotecas.<\/li>\n<li>o vereador Vernon Smith, do Reform UK, questionou a viabilidade financeira; a c\u00e2mara afirmou ter obtido quatro cota\u00e7\u00f5es e refor\u00e7ou a obriga\u00e7\u00e3o legal; a constru\u00e7\u00e3o de acesso ao M5 deve terminar em 2029.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":438203,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[3775,6027,94,1398,89,2579],"class_list":["post-438198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-meio-ambiente","tag-_politica_","tag-custos","tag-economia","tag-infraestrutura","tag-meio-ambiente","tag-protecao-ambiental"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.portaltela.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.portaltela.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.portaltela.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.portaltela.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.portaltela.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.portaltela.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.portaltela.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/438203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.portaltela.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.portaltela.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.portaltela.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}