Articles tagged: Flying Foxes
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.
Return of bats after dispersal program
Bats have returned to the Colac Botanic Gardens after work to disperse them in June.
Bat nudging draws protestors
A small group of passionate animal welfare activists has gathered to oppose a flying fox “nudging” program in Colac Botanic Gardens.
Wildlife advocate pushes to abandon bat ‘nudge’
Wildlife Victoria has called on Colac Otway Shire to halt its “nudging” program to move grey-headed flying foxes in Colac Botanic Gardens.
Bat dispersal works to begin tomorrow
Flying foxes living in Colac Botanic Gardens can expect interrupted sleep from this week, as Colac Otway Shire Council resumes a program to “nudge” the bats from heritage trees.
Bats have departed from heritage trees
Thousands of bats appear to have flown the coop from the Colac Botanic Gardens.
Letters to the editor
Readers share views on a plan to shoo bats away from Colac Botanic Gardens.
Second chance for bat babies
A Colac bat carer has thanked Colac Otway Shire Council for protecting endangered flying foxes during extreme heat and praised sections of the Colac community for their support.
Thousands of bats return to gardens
Flying foxes continue to flock back to the Colac Botanic Gardens, with about 2000 animals now roosting in the precinct.
Flying foxes return to botanic gardens
Flying foxes have returned to the Colac Botanic Gardens, with Colac Otway Shire Council waiting on the environment authority’s permission to begin a dispersal program.
Group wants bats protected
Bat advocates will meet at the Colac Botanic Gardens on Monday after coming closer to securing a win for their winged friends.
