The VWT, an environmental charity with offices in Brecon and Builth Wells, says it will work with the community to develop a "greater understandingof this secretive animal", survey the bat population and improve their travel routes between roosts and woodland.
Allowing untrained council workers or police community support officers to issue orders "could lead to compromises in animal welfare or even make dog behaviour worse due to lack ofunderstanding in these areas", the letter added.
"Some people's discomfort with supporting animal research signifies a broader discomfort with the goal of pursuing human knowledge and understanding", he says.