Passengers go ‘Batty’ for Halloween Cruise
© 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...
Queensland’s Threatened Species Crisis: Landmark Report Prompts Calls for Change
14 October 2021 Today sees the release of a landmark report highlighting the impacts of the Queensland Government’s Flying Fox Roost Management laws. Half of all flying fox species in Queensland are listed as threatened species, but the current laws allow for...
Funds for Flying Foxes Across the State
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
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...
Wildlife Queensland opposes relocation of endangered spectacled flying fox colony at Cairns City Library
29 May 2020 Australia’s vastly diminished Spectacled flying fox population faces a new threat to its survival following a recent federal decision granting the relocation of a significant roosting colony of spectacled flying foxes in Cairns. In April 2019, Wildlife...Brisbane’s bat-tastic Halloween cruise
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
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
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...