Over 400 Bats Die In Australian Heat Wave, Rescuers Rush To Save Rest Of Colony
- 6 years ago
A wildlife rescue crew in Campbelltown, Australia rushed to save a flying fox bat colony threatened by the area’s searing heat.
A wildlife rescue crew in Campbelltown, Australia, rushed to save a flying fox bat colony threatened by the area's searing heat, reports The Guardian.
Temperatures have exceeded 115 degrees Fahrenheit in recent days, and the flying foxes in affected locales have suffered significant losses, with one group losing about 400 of its members.
The organization Help Save the Wildlife and Bushlands in Campbelltown reports that staff and volunteers with the New South Wales Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service Inc. have been gathering the dead bodies and assisting the survivors.
The rescuers brought water, hoses, and spray bottles to be used in the effort to keep the bats' body temperatures down.
They also worked to contain and temporarily relocate many of the flying foxes.
The Campbelltown rescue notes, "this colony needs more canopy cover and shaded areas to help with our ever rising hot summers because this episode will surely not be the last."
A wildlife rescue crew in Campbelltown, Australia, rushed to save a flying fox bat colony threatened by the area's searing heat, reports The Guardian.
Temperatures have exceeded 115 degrees Fahrenheit in recent days, and the flying foxes in affected locales have suffered significant losses, with one group losing about 400 of its members.
The organization Help Save the Wildlife and Bushlands in Campbelltown reports that staff and volunteers with the New South Wales Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service Inc. have been gathering the dead bodies and assisting the survivors.
The rescuers brought water, hoses, and spray bottles to be used in the effort to keep the bats' body temperatures down.
They also worked to contain and temporarily relocate many of the flying foxes.
The Campbelltown rescue notes, "this colony needs more canopy cover and shaded areas to help with our ever rising hot summers because this episode will surely not be the last."