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17/04/2025
It’s International Bat Appreciation Day 🦇 Check out this video on fruit tree netting safe for fruit bats!
Use of fruit netting – harvest without harm Tree netting protects your fruit from wildlife. Always use wildlife safe netting to minimise the risk of animals being trapped, injured or killed.
29/06/2020
Are grey-headed flying-foxes headed for a mass starvation event? - Australian Geographic Falling for these flying puppies is as easy as watching this short film.
30/04/2020
No....Aussie bats won’t give you Covid-19!
No, Aussie bats won’t give you COVID-19. We rely on them more than you think Australian bats are getting unfairly targeted. Here’s why we should be giving them a fair go instead.
22/04/2020
URGENT - Please vote NO for the culling of the Yarra Bend flying fox colony in Kew proposed due to unsubstantiated fear over Coronavirus!
Expert bats away call for 'ridiculous' cull of Yarra Bend flying foxes One of Australia's leading bat experts says an MP's demand that Melbourne's largest bat colony be relocated or thinned is a 'terrible idea'.
16/04/2020
Great opinion post from Amy Fraenkel, the new Executive Secretary of the United Nations Environment Programs’ Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals on Covid19 and the need to protect bats.
Opinion: Far from Being our Enemies, Bats Need Protection now more than ever | CMS As efforts are stepping up around the world to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), there are alarming reports that some communities and governmental authorities are targeting the wrong enemy: bats. Not only will killing bats not stop COVID-19; it could also do irreparab...
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This is so heartbreaking. The effects of climate change are real :( We can all make a difference and help reduce global carbon emissions by eating less meat. Animal agriculture is a leading cause of greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation.
29/01/2017
https://www.facebook.com/evacious/posts/10154857127821153
Backyard fruit tree nets pose deadly threat to bat species 'Slice-and-dice' fruit tree netting is maiming and killing grey headed flying foxes, say wildlife carers.
29/08/2016
Grey Headed Flying Foxes sold for meat in South East Asia.....HOW CAN YOU HELP?
Please support my amazing friend and veteran Sea Shepherd crew member Tod Emko as he embarks on a conservation trip to Indonesia.
Tod and his team will be directly rescuing wildlife such as orangutans, flying foxes, dogs and cats and documenting the effects of palm oil plantations and illegal smuggling on wildlife populations.
They hope to build a permanent animal hospital in the area and will undertake local humane education programs.
Supporters can also receive exclusive video footage of their rescue mission!
Saving Wild Sumatra Join us as we go to Indonesia to meet the local Sumatrans who live in one of the most important island ecosystems on earth. We will listen to their voices and share their stories with the world.
25/03/2010
www.wildlifevictoria.org.au Hundreds of thousands of wild animals are killed, injured and orphaned throughout Australia as a direct consequence of human activities. As government resources for wildlife management dwindle, much of ...
