Bats and birds are holding up home insulation drive

Roosting bats and other protected species are holding up an insulation programme to make homes more sustainable, insulation sector organisation Venin has warned. Some 2.5 million homes are set to be made more energy efficient in the coming years. However, the programme is likely to be delayed because of the presence of bats, swifts and sparrows and a lack of ecologists to evaluate the situation, Venin spokesman Piet-Jan Dijkstra told the Telegraaf. Local councils and the provincial authorities are in...