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...
Batty Boat ‘Spring into Summer’ Cruise 2022
Book tickets on Eventbrite here Boats, bats and Brisbane River views … what more could you want? As spring and summer bring back the warmer weather, get out and about and cruise the beautiful twilight Brisbane River while learning about local flying-foxes and...
Wildlife Talks in the Maryborough Library – Flying-Foxes
Learn about flying-foxes including their life cycle, health and safety matters, their importance and advice about living near flying-foxes. This talk is part of Wildlife Queensland Fraser Coast Branch’s free monthly Wildlife Talks series. Bookings and further...
Wildlife Talks in the Hervey Bay Library – Flying-Foxes
Learn about flying-foxes including their life cycle, health and safety matters, their importance and advice about living near flying-foxes. This talk is part of Wildlife Queensland Fraser Coast Branch’s free monthly Wildlife Talks series. Bookings and further...
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...
Join our ‘Spooktacular’ Halloween Batty Boat Cruise
16 August 2021 It wouldn’t be Halloween without bats! Dress up and join us on 31 October 2021 for a Halloween Batty Boat Cruise that promises to be truly ‘spooktacular’. Not only will you cruise the Brisbane River at dusk aboard the MV Neptune, taking in the...
Halloween Batty Boat Cruise
Join Wildlife Queensland on a bat-tastic Brisbane River cruise for Halloween! Watch the bats fly over the Brisbane River at sunset, interact with orphaned baby bats on board, and listen to live commentary about Brisbane flying-fox species and other amazing wildlife....
A ‘Batty’ thank you to BCRQ!
5 May 2021 Last month, Wildlife Queensland was pleased to donate part of the proceeds from the 2020/2021 Batty Boat Cruise season to Bat Conservation and Rescue Qld Inc. (BCRQ) as a thank you for their generous participation in our Batty Boat Cruises this year....
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...