Australian volunteer bat carers raise thousands of orphaned flying-foxes each year before returning them to the wild. All flying-fox populations are in rapid decline and if not for volunteers, many more bats would die slow and painful deaths on barbed wire fences, in large aperture anti bird netting, from both legal and illegal shooting, dog and predator attacks, car hits and electrocution on overhead power lines. Governments aren't listening, policy isn't changing and if nothing is done in the
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Bats arrive into care not only injured, in shock and terrified but many are also very weak from their struggles. Chucking them into a bed with a bowl of fruit is simply not on and they must have their injuries tended, pain relief provided and shock must be addressed or the bat will die. Once the basics have been dealt with, most pick up quickly but for some it can take a little longer. I have seen flying-foxes simply give up and prepare to curl up and die which is a very sad sight to see. This i
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Many of our rescues come into care in a pretty rough state and so it was when Mr Batzilla rescued Miss Winifred this evening. Dehydrated, skinny and at the end of her endurance, Winifred was most likely clipped by a car several days ago. With no broken bones or bruising but with a couple of bingles on her head and a voracious thirst, I'll put Winifred on a fluid drip and let her rest for tonight in the hope that tomorrow will be a better day for her. Any flying-fox by itself through the day is i
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Although this video was filmed last year, the subject matter remains consistent. Older orphans occasionally come into care at this time of the year even though baby bat season is considered to be well and truly over. On a side note however, hiccups in baby bats are very common and Miss Valentina had an impressive bout of them whilst we were filming this clip. Now all grown up and soft released, Valentina has taken her place in the wild helping to pollinate and disperse the seeds of Australia for
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Winter has arrived and our bats in care are enjoying their days soaking up the warm sunshine and no doubt dreaming of their return to the wild. The Little Red babies are thriving due to exemplary maternal care but they will all have to stay until next summer when the Reds once more return to our area. Bat mothers don't tolerate anyone who is deemed a threat to her precious offspring and through vocalisation and big scary wing displays, the intruder is promptly seen off. To use this video in a co
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Each orphan season we rescue a number of premature, injured or compromised little batties and Miss Hope is one such individual. Rescued and initially cared for by Rachael, Hope was very tiny and she weighed only 40 grams. It has been a bit of a struggle for Miss Hope as she came in with several issues including a a wingtip fracture and a nasty infestation of burrowing mites which caused hair loss and severe itching. Still under veterinary care, Miss Hope is improving, her fur is starting to reco
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