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🦇A motion will soon be debated in QLD Parliament to try to restore the shooting phase out. Sign the action now and call on MPs to vote in favour of protecting flying foxes bit.ly/4l91xC7 @humaneworldaus

Gang-gang Cockatoos Who does not have a soft spot for Gang-gangs?  The male’s forward curling bright red wispy crest, the distinctive raspy, creaking, rusty hin...

"After four years since their installation none of the Gang-gang nest boxes have been used by any bird species. We now understand Gang-gangs will not use artificial nest boxes. The future of endangered Gang-gangs depends on large old hollow trees"

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🦇A motion will soon be debated in QLD Parliament to try to restore the shooting phase out. Sign the action now and call on MPs to vote in favour of protecting flying foxes bit.ly/4l91xC7 @humaneworldaus

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🦇 Grey-headed flying foxes are one mobile colony, from Meanjin to Kaurna Country. Essential pollinators, each year travelling and feeding on the nectar, pollen and rainforest fruit of east coast forests. Send an urgent email details on the link 👉🏽
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🦇 One mobile colony. From Meanjin to Kaurna Country. The last of the great mammal migrations 🦇 Let than sink in and send an urgent email. Details on the link 👉🏽 animalsaustralia.org/our-work/wil...

🦇 Please send an email all the details on the link
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Queensland just quietly overturned its promise to protect flying foxes Hold the government to account now.

🦇 Please send an email all the details on the link animalsaustralia.org/our-work/wil...

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There are 1000s of Grey headed flying foxes in Orbost right now - the beautiful southern mahoganies that grow there are flowering. Most eucalypts only truly open their flowers and produce most of their nectar at night to attract the long-distance night-time pollinator

A scorching summer has left Australian wildlife on the brink, but it doesn’t have to be this way | Euan Ritchie and Jess Harwood Unsettling predictions are now our catastrophic reality, but a brighter future is still within reach if our political leaders change course

“Flying foxes are entering an extinction vortex, where threats compound upon each other, populations correspondingly dwindle and finally, species are extinguished – forever.”

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Serious Damage by FFMV to Grevillea celata and Glossy Black-Cockatoo habitat Statutory Non-Compliance and Unlawful Damage to Grevillea celata and Glossy Black-Cockatoo habitat

Pre-burn works by #FFMV have caused serious and avoidable damage in known Nowa Nowa Grevillea and Glossy Black-Cockatoo habitat. This is one of Victoria’s rarest plants, found only in the Colquhoun Forest east of Bruthen #GunaiKurnaiCountry www.geg.org.au/lyles-bk-2025

For more information and how you can help head here - batsoc.org.au/flying-fox-s...

Flying foxes die in their thousands in worst mass-mortality event since Australia’s black summer Volunteers found thousands of dead bats at Melbourne’s Brimbank park, wildlife expert says

Extreme temperatures resulted in deaths in camps across South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. Grey-headed flying foxes, listed as vulnerable under federal environment laws, were the most affected.
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🦇 During last week’s 42°C+ heat, the Bairnsdale flying-fox colony survived intact thanks to dedicated volunteers, supported by DEECA, monitoring conditions & running sprinklers. EGShire closed nearby footpaths to reduce stress. 🎥 mums and bubs feeding & preparing for fly-out 💕

Crew left in tears over disturbing find at Aussie park: 'They were everywhere' Authorities have been accused of 'failing' in their response to the escalating situation. Find out what happened.

'They were everywhere' Rescuers in tears as a colony of threatened bats collapsed as the temperature soared past 40 degrees.
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🦇 Hot weather is coming next week and there are many small pups in roosts. Please be mindful of colonies on hot days - bats will be moving down under the canopy & will be stressed by heat. Please keep your distance & avoid any disturbance in the days that follow #GunaiKurnaiCountry

Flying fox shooting in Queensland: what’s changed and why it matters - Bats and Trees Society of Cairns Queensland has quietly reversed plans to phase out flying fox shooting. Learn what’s changed, why it matters, and how endangered bats are affected.

Send an email to those in charge - all the info is here batsoc.org.au/flying-fox-s...

Queensland to continue to allow farmers to shoot flying foxes after revoking ban on controversial practice Conservationists and scientists criticise state for backtracking and say alternative non-lethal methods such as netting are more effective

The Queensland government has backtracked on plans to end the shooting of flying foxes, continuing a practice wildlife advocates and scientists described as ineffective and inhumane. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Flying fox shooting in Queensland: what’s changed and why it matters - Bats and Trees Society of Cairns Queensland has quietly reversed plans to phase out flying fox shooting. Learn what’s changed, why it matters, and how endangered bats are affected.

🦇 Flying fox shooting in Queensland was meant to be phased out by June 2026, after years of evidence showing it’s cruel, ineffective, and risks endangered wildlife. That commitment has now been quietly reversed batsoc.org.au/flying-fox-s...

Amazon, eBay and Temu respond after 'revolting' items sent to Aussie man's address Retailers claim they're working to remove similar items from sale. Find out more.

Please write to these companies and ask them not to sell illegal fruit netting that kills thousands of bats and birds every year au.news.yahoo.com/amazon-ebay-...

Please watch for flying fox pups in odd places—rain has reduced food. If you see one alone or low during the day, keep pets & people away & call Wildlife Victoria ASAP: (03) 8400 7300. This pup was left by people who thought it would fly away - now in care with Moonshadow Flying Fox Rescue Sale

In 1939, a Royal Commission found burning forests leads to more bushfires. But this cycle of destruction can be stopped After devastating fires in 1939, authorities began burning forests to reduce fuel load. But we now know this creates conditions for even worse fires.

Every year, GOV workers start fires in the bush. The idea behind burning is that removing dry leaves and branches reduces the chance of bigger, more dangerous fires. Over many decades, prescribed burning has settled into a dogma – an unquestionable good... theconversation.com/in-1939-a-ro...

There are just 150 of these creamy-flowered shrubs left in the world – and a Victorian fire break could destroy dozens More than 40 round-leaf pomaderris discovered by environmental community group inside the area earmarked for fire break in July

“A mere 150 round-leaf pomaderris are thought left in the world and a planned fire break in Victoria could decimate almost 30% of those last remaining plants.” #FFMV

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