Flying foxes in NSW and Victoria face mass starvation amid food shortages
- NSW: 54 events in the last 90 days
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What happened
Rescuers respond to surge in callouts for the vulnerable bat species, which usually feeds on blossoms and tree nectar Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Flying foxes are starving en masse across New South Wales and parts of Victoria, with wildlife rescuers responding to a surge in reports of “exhausted and emaciated” adults and skeletal pups. Most reports involved grey-headed flying foxes,…
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