NPWS seeking ways to mitigate flying fox deaths from heat in Wingham Brush

Julia Driscoll
January 22 2019 - 5:00pm
Wingham Brush: A sprinkler system or employing a Rural Fire Service brigade will help mitigate mass bat deaths from heat. File photo
Wingham Brush: A sprinkler system or employing a Rural Fire Service brigade will help mitigate mass bat deaths from heat. File photo

The recurrent and extended periods of higher than normal temperatures this summer might be hard for us humans, but spare a thought for the threatened grey-headed flying foxes and other flying fox species calling Wingham Brush home. Typically, in these conditions, mass deaths can occur due to heat.

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Julia Driscoll

Julia Driscoll

Journalist

Julia Driscoll has worked as a journalist for the Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Times for seven years. She values the deep connection with community that being a rural and regional journalist brings. Career highlights have involved environmental stories - bringing the plight of the little known endangered Manning River helmeted turtle to the attention of the public, resulting in wide-spread knowledge in the community and conservation action; and breaking the news of the Manning River ceasing to run for the first time in recorded history.

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