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Bat Conservation and Rescue Qld @batsbcrq.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Hello. With all the AI generated slop online these days, it's good to double check these things, but we are fairly sure this is accurate. There is a similar story in Scientific American www.scientificamerican.com/article/this...

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Bat vs. Robin—Scientists Capture Real-Life Audio of Midair Hunt

Scientists suspected that Europe’s largest bats snack on migrating songbirds when they can, but a stunning newly published observation proves it

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Bat Conservation and Rescue Qld @batsbcrq.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

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/...

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Almost 120 flying foxes hospitalised after giant hail smashes Queensland colony

Rescued bats taken to RSPCA wildlife hospital in Brisbane’s south-west with injuries including ‘faces that were smashed and broken wings’

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Nanny Ogg @nanny-ogg.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

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

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Nanny Ogg @nanny-ogg.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

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

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Bat Conservation and Rescue Qld @batsbcrq.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

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

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Bat1K Genome Project @bat1kgenomes.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

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

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Bat Conservation and Rescue Qld @batsbcrq.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

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/...

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Australia’s flying foxes are ‘curious, gentle and intelligent’ – and often misunderstood

Endangered spectacled flying foxes and vulnerable grey-headed flying foxes are ‘astonishing’ animals but misinformation is rife

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Bat Conservation and Rescue Qld @batsbcrq.bsky.social · 07/02/2024

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-...

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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 are facing their own South East Queensla...

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Andrew Bartlett @andrewbartlett.bsky.social · 21/01/2024

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

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Andrew Bartlett @andrewbartlett.bsky.social · 21/01/2024

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

Pictures a rescued black flying fox, safely wrapped in a towel, looking at the camera

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Bat Conservation and Rescue Qld @batsbcrq.bsky.social · 23/10/2023

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 🥭 🦇

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Bat Conservation and Rescue Qld @batsbcrq.bsky.social · 17/10/2023

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

A mature black flying-fox staring quizzically into the camera.

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Bat Conservation and Rescue Qld @batsbcrq.bsky.social · 06/10/2023

A range of netting types are available which protect both the fruit and wildlife. Look for Hail Guard, Fruit Saver Nets or bags - preferably white coloured which is more visible to nocturnal animals.

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Bat Conservation and Rescue Qld @batsbcrq.bsky.social · 06/10/2023

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.

The head of a young black flying fox pokes out from the towel it is wrapped in after being rescued

The flying fox recuperating in an aviary before being released back into the wild. Alongside it is a demonstration of good and bad types of netting. The best and safest nets to use are those with very small holes that you can’t poke a finger (or a claw) through.

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Bat Conservation and Rescue Qld @batsbcrq.bsky.social · 04/10/2023

Thanks to the person who called in to get help for this bat. Once she’s recuperated, she’ll be released back into the wild. If you see a bat on its own in the daytime, it needs help. Don’t touch the bat and give us a call ASAP on ‭0488 228 134‬ for Brisbane & surrounds, or your local wildlife rescue

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Bat Conservation and Rescue Qld @batsbcrq.bsky.social · 04/10/2023

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!

Young bat peeking out from under a towel while being rescued.

Newly rescued bat hanging in an aviary while it recuperates, being sniffed by other bats upon her arrival.

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Bat Conservation and Rescue Qld @batsbcrq.bsky.social · 03/10/2023

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

A grey headed flying fox clutches on to a bunch of flowers at night, while licking nectar out of one of them. It gets pollen from the flowers on its fur, which helps pollinate others flowers and plants it also feeds from.

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