Hail storms have injured and orphaned hundreds of bats. If you would like to help our team of volunteers who are helping rescue, transport & rehabilitate these bats, please donate here bats.org.au/get-involved...

#bats #flyingfox #biodiversity

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Some links to more bat rescues here on Bsky. Plenty of pics, vids, facts, and more floof than you can shake a stick at. They all deserve more love, follows, donations etc 😘

@azbatrescue.bsky.social
@flybynightbats.bsky.social
@batsbcrq.bsky.social

My, my, time flies - it's another #FloofyFriday already!

This week - Fruit bats. These adorable flying foxcubs are not pets. They'll be rehabbed and released by the heroes who care for them. I loves them; they has Battitude. 🥰🦇😻
#bats #batsky #flyingfoxes #batrescue

One of the rehabilitated mums flying a lap of our transition cage. Not long before she and her pals are released into the wild again.
#bats #wildlife #biodiversity #KeystoneSpecies

Some bats in south-east Queensland being released back into the wild after rehabiliation #bats #wildlife
uk.news.yahoo.com/rehabilitate...

The countdown is on! 🚀 Our open Bat1K meeting (aka Batellite) is kicking off in just a few minutes! Excited to connect, discuss, and collaborate - join us and be part of the conversation! @hillermich.bsky.social @xuelingyi.bsky.social @orlyrazgour.bsky.social

A specialist in flying fox behaviour says destruction of native forests while providing alternative food sources in farms & residential areas creates potential for human-bat conflict, a threat for endangered spectacled & vulnerable grey-headed flying foxes #bats
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“Bats are in trouble”.

This article is North American focused, but its core messages are just as applicable to Australia.

amp.theguardian.com/environment/...

Research to save tiny bats from housing crisis:

Tiny insect-eating bats that weigh less than a tablespoon of butter but munch several times their body weight in mosquitoes, moths and pest insects every night face their own South East Queensland housing crisis.

www.usc.edu.au/about/unisc-...

A starvation event combined with several heat waves has hit flying-foxes right at their critical breeding season, meaning that both mothers and pups are suffering.

hsi.org.au/blog/flying-...

Any bat that is on the ground is in serious trouble. If you see a bat in trouble, call the folks at Bat Rescue & Conservation Qld - @batsbcrq.bsky.social

This fellow was found crawling along the ground - possibly hit a branch & got a head knock. He’ll be fine & ready for release back into the wild, after a short period of care & rest. But if the person who found him hadn’t called it in for a rescue, he likely would have be dead within a day or two

Possibly not suitable for work (& maybe also way too much information - but the more scientists know about bats the better … for us & for them & for the planet

www.abc.net.au/news/science...

A black flying fox got caught on an antenna just near palm trees he was probably feeding in. We were fortunate & thankful to have a cherry-picker operator to help with the rescue! The young fella is now happily recovering, with the help of some fresh juicy mango 🥭 🦇

An encounter with barbed wire has left this Black Flying-fox with some nasty injuries. Barbed wire is particularly hazardous to bats & other nocturnal wildlife as the wire strands are invisible at night. In the meantime, she is settling into her new environment, receiving antibiotics & pain relief

This young black flying fox got entangled in netting over a banana flower. She ended up with a cut lip trying to free herself chewing on the net. Nets with holes large enough to poke a finger through are a hazard that can cause horrific injuries to birds, #bats and other animals.

Meet Peekaboo, who peeped out from under the towel to see what her rescuer was up to. She’d been spotted by a child hanging at the back of a car park. She isn’t the only nosey one in the aviary – she received the usual sniff test from the welcoming committee who check out all newcomers on arrival!

Flying-foxes are the major pollinators for our native forests. They are Australia’s secret weapon against climate change & have played a critical role in helping restore the land destroyed by the 2019/20 bushfires. 🦇🌳🌼 #bats #NoMeNoTree #Australia #ClimateEmergency #Biodiversity