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The Min­istry of Agri­cul­ture and Fish­eries has re­sumed night trap­ping ex­er­cis­es in the South-East and South-West quad­rants of Trinidad as part of the na­tion­al Vam­pire Bat Pop­u­la­tion Con­trol Pro­gramme.

The op­er­a­tions, which be­gan on March 9, 2026, will con­tin­ue on a con­tin­u­ous ba­sis across the coun­try.

The ex­er­cis­es are con­duct­ed main­ly at night, when vam­pire bats are most ac­tive. The Min­istry said these ac­tiv­i­ties are part of on­go­ing sur­veil­lance and con­trol ef­forts to re­duce the risk of ra­bies trans­mis­sion and pro­tect Trinidad’s live­stock pop­u­la­tion.