Record-Breaking Number of Flying Foxes Die in Mass Mortality Event Triggered by Heat Wave in Australia

Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service's (WIRES) Storm Stanford told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC ...
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Soaring Temperatures Down Under: Heatwave Crushes Flying Fox Colonies in Australia

We explain why so many of Australia's flying foxes have died in the first weeks of 2026 and what could help them.
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“Loss Of A Whole Generation”: Heat Wave Kills Thousands Of Australian Flying Foxes, Pushing Some Further Towards Extinction

Only six years after record-breaking summer temperatures caused populations to crash, this could push two species close to ...

Record number of black and grey-headed flying foxes die during east coast heatwave

Wildlife rescuers warn extreme heat could kill more black and grey-headed flying foxes across NSW, with 700 dead animals ...
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Yes, spectacled flying foxes are noisy and drop poo everywhere. But our rainforests need them

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.
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Flying Foxes Include The World's Biggest Bat And The Largest Mammal Capable Of True Flight

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NSW heatwave kills hundreds of flying foxes, orphaning baby bats

A devastating heatwave swept across the east coast of Australia over the weekend, resulting in an unprecedented loss of black ...
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Field in Focus: Flying Foxes 360

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Look around as Indian flying foxes leave their roost for the night, and watch Field in Focus to learn more about how and why wildlife ...
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Yes, spectacled flying foxes are noisy and drop poo everywhere. But our rainforests need them

I am a non-executive director of Terrain NRM Ltd, which may contract with the Commonwealth and the State of Queensland for works associated with the spectacled flying fox. I have no direct association ...