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28 little red flying fox pups treated for hypothermia
Last week, 28 baby little red flying foxes were brought to the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital to be treated for hypothermia.
Tag: bat
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Too ugly for science
A review of existing research into 331 Australian mammal species has found ‘ugly’ rodents and bats are missing out on their fair share of attention.
Wildlife
Fixing flying foxes: Tolga’s Bat Hospital
For more than 20 years, volunteers led by Jenny Maclean have been helping flying-foxes afflicted by tick paralysis on the Atherton Tablelands.
Wildlife
Southern bent-wing bat
This little microbat’s population has declined by two-thirds since the 1990s
Wildlife
Gallery: Tolga Bat Hospital
The Tolga Bat Hospital has grown in a sprawling fashion from what was once simply Jenny Maclean’s brick home. In the mid-1980s, a localised problem of bats coming into contact with native paralysis ticks was noticed on the Atherton Tablelands, 50km south-west of Cairns. Jenny’s team of volunteers deals with about 1200 affected flying-foxes each year. Read the full story in Australian Geographic magazine #120.
Wildlife
Hanging with flying foxes
Despite their vulnerable status, grey-headed flying-foxes in regional NSW outnumber the 2900 residents 27 to one.