Bats
Plan for bats moves on
Colac Otway Shire Council is going to “let nature take its course” and allow a colony of bats to remain roosting in heritage trees in the Colac Botanic Gardens.
Council proposes to stop Colac bat nudging
Colac Otway Shire Council is proposing to cease its bat nudging program and leave the animals where they are in the Colac Botanic Gardens.
Bat rescuer calls for support
A new Colac bat rescuer is encouraging others to lend a helping hand.
Plan to ‘nudge’ bats in gardens on hold
An update to the grey headed flying fox management plan remains on hold, after the item was again withdrawn from the Colac Otway Shire Council agenda on Wednesday.
Councillors to consider new ‘nudging’ permit
An estimated record 10,000 flying foxes called the Colac Botanic Gardens home in January, but Colac Otway Shire Council will consider continuing its ‘nudging’ program.
No plans to manage flying foxes as numbers increase
Almost 10,000 grey-headed flying foxes are roosting in heritage trees in Colac’s Botanic Gardens but there are no plans to continue the “nudging” or dispersal program.
Flying fox ‘nudging’ program moves to next stage
Colac Otway Shire Council is trialling a re-opening of vehicle access to the gardens’ loop road from 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday.
