Supporting bat conservation and rescue this Bat Appreciation Day

Supporting bat conservation and rescue this Bat Appreciation Day

17 Apr 2023

17 April 2023 Today is International Bat Appreciation Day 2023, a day to celebrate and learn more about the vital role bats play in nature. There are more than 1,200 bat species in the world, accounting for almost a fifth of all mammal species. Bats display an...
Passengers go ‘Batty’ for Halloween Cruise

Passengers go ‘Batty’ for Halloween Cruise

3 Nov 2022

© Jo Towsey Images from left: 4-week-old orphaned black flying-fox, Georgia; Craft sign and a bat puppet made by a Batty Boat crafty kid; Wildlife Queensland volunteers Zai and Jasmine with Peter the boat skipper. Images: Jo Towsey. 3 November 2022 Beautiful warm...
Funds for Flying Foxes Across the State

Funds for Flying Foxes Across the State

19 Aug 2021

23 August 2021 Flying Fox Roost Management Grants Should Prioritise Coexistence Wildlife Queensland welcomes the Queensland Government’s Flying-fox Roost Management Local Governments Grants Program, which makes available $2 million in grant funding for 2021–2024 to...
So much Batty love on Valentine’s Day Cruise

So much Batty love on Valentine’s Day Cruise

2 Mar 2021

1 March 2021 Wildlife Queensland’s Batty Boat Valentine’s Day Cruise on 14 February was a big hit, with passengers receiving a special Valentine’s Day choc and raffle prizes awarded to four excited winners. Sweet little Millie the orphaned baby black...

Brisbane’s bat-tastic Halloween cruise

31 Oct 2019

31 October 2019 The rain held off for this year’s Batty Boat Halloween Cruise – and thank goodness, as we wouldn’t have wanted to get our cobwebs wet. Costume cobwebs that is! Lots of fabulous costumes and a fun, spooooky night was enjoyed by all. The magnificent...

Flying foxes to help fight invasive plants

7 Dec 2018

For so long flying foxes have been the unfortunate recipients of misguided criticism. Could this innovative surveillance project help people see these misunderstood creatures in a more positive light? Biosecurity Queensland in partnership with the Gold Coast Council...

Balancing the bat argument – October 2017

27 Oct 2017

Residents of Kingfisher Street in Albany Creek, Brisbane, have demanded that Council again disperses a local camp of flying-foxes. While we understand the potential problem of living near flying-foxes, Wildlife Queensland wishes to balance the argument with greater...

Flying-foxes in decline – we’re taking action – September 2017

28 Sep 2017

Wildlife Queensland can now confirm that flying-fox populations are in decline, and a policy for the protection and conservation of Queensland’s mainland flying-fox species (spectacled flying-fox, black flying-fox, grey-headed flying-fox, and little red flying-fox) is...

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