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"Flying foxes, or fruit bats, are familiar to many Australians. So it may come
as a surprise to learn two of the four mainland species, both grey-headed and
spectacled flying foxes, are threatened with extinction.
But our decade-long survey of one of these species – the grey-headed flying fox
– brings some encouraging news. Our data show the population has been
relatively stable since 2012, when surveys first began under the National
Flying-fox Monitoring Program.
Incredibly, the species emerged from the Black Summer of 2019–20 relatively
unscathed. Flying foxes also suffer in heatwaves and many die, but overall
numbers have remained stable.
While this study is good news for the species, we must not become complacent.
Heatwaves are expected to become more frequent and intense as the climate
changes. Only further monitoring can determine its effects."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
