Flying foxes are a type of bat within the Chiroptera order of mammals. There are several different species and, unfortunately, two native Australian species have suffered sudden and dramatic losses ...
A record-breaking number of flying foxes died during Australia's weekend heat wave, according to multiple sources. Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service's (WIRES) Storm Stanford told the ...
Residents in an Aussie suburb are enduring sleepless nights and an overpowering stench as their peaceful neighbourhood is ...
Conservation groups have rushed to save as many grey-headed flying-foxes as possible from recent extreme heat causing mass deaths of the species. Thousands of flying-foxes have died in recent weeks ...
A peer-reviewed study published in Scientific Reports has mapped the continent-scale ecological footprint of Australia’s four mainland flying-fox species, finding that their nightly foraging flights ...
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In Far North Queensland, one special winged mammal helps keep rainforests alive. The spectacled flying fox travels vast distances each night, pollinating flowers and spreading seeds far and wide. But ...
The gray-headed flying fox is one of the world’s largest bats. It can weigh more than 2 pounds and have a wingspan of more than 5 feet. And as it migrates along Australia’s eastern coastal regions, ...
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