Andy Adcock
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Can't see the problem? (1 Viewer)
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Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
Stoopid fruitcakes - no wonder they're frightened of fruit bats 3
Sad from BBC no balance at all, only interviewing the 'kill kill kill' brigade.
Sad from BBC no balance at all, only interviewing the 'kill kill kill' brigade.
sicklebill
well-known Cretaceous relic
Here's a related one from Cairns:
I note that once again Accor Hotels are applying to destroy some 15 more of the large old shade trees around their land in the centre of Cairns, this time presumably once again to get rid of the camp of Spectacled Flying-foxes that lives there. I can only assume that noise and the bat droppings constitute a nuisance for the management of this hotel, which seems to like sterile but easy to manage concrete instead of trees.
The species is listed as Vulnerable and is only found in Australia in north Queensland. What should be viewed as a major tourist attraction is instead viewed as a pest, and previously the council has sadly gone along with the demands of a major rate payer, over the protests of many who are concerned about such issues and the current appalling record Queensland has with both habitat and wildlife protection.
I would suggest a different approach that treats this camp as a tourist attraction, it certainly generates a lot of comments and interest from passers-by and makes a unique feature for the city. Instead of destroying it, please consider a different approach and manage it as an asset.
I note that once again Accor Hotels are applying to destroy some 15 more of the large old shade trees around their land in the centre of Cairns, this time presumably once again to get rid of the camp of Spectacled Flying-foxes that lives there. I can only assume that noise and the bat droppings constitute a nuisance for the management of this hotel, which seems to like sterile but easy to manage concrete instead of trees.
The species is listed as Vulnerable and is only found in Australia in north Queensland. What should be viewed as a major tourist attraction is instead viewed as a pest, and previously the council has sadly gone along with the demands of a major rate payer, over the protests of many who are concerned about such issues and the current appalling record Queensland has with both habitat and wildlife protection.
I would suggest a different approach that treats this camp as a tourist attraction, it certainly generates a lot of comments and interest from passers-by and makes a unique feature for the city. Instead of destroying it, please consider a different approach and manage it as an asset.
Bird_Bill
Well-known member
City of Austin celebrates a large population of Mexican Free Tailed Bats that fly nightly from the Congress avenue bridge, with large crowds of appreciative people looking on. Those people generating revenue that ensures the bats safety from persecution.
Last year, with little note, white nose syndrome was detected in a little brown bat found in Washington state, on the pacific west coast. The virus had made a jump of around 3,200kms, almost overnight.
Hopefully, something of positive benefit for both fruit bats and people will be done.
Else, we could be left with wishing something was done, after it's too late.
