We’ve Been Underestimating Flying Foxes

Once considered pests, new research data suggests that flying foxes help create hundreds of millions of dollars a year in revenue to the Australian economy.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/s...

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You have been cautioned!

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FLYING FOX HABITAT DESTROYED - WE DEMAND ANSWERS

Georgie Purcell MP: "A habitat of one of our keystone species has been decimated, and we’re demanding justice."

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Fruit bats aka Grey Headed flying fox aka Pteropus poliocephalus- Brisbane, Australia.
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A little throwback to a trip to Mauritius last October, and the incredible Flying Fox’s!!! Giant fruit bats… and giant they are!

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#MarchofTheMammals the endangered large Malayan Flying Fox (Pteropus Vampyrus)

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Known locally as #Kalong the Malayan #FlyingFox of #Malaysia #Indonesia has a bad reputation but plays an outsized role in keeping #rainforests alive. #Endangered by #palmoil. Use your wallet as a weapon 🌴⛔️#Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social youtu.be/_GG_fBE_8Io

Neighbor Hears Banging On Balcony — And Finds Someone Who Shouldn’t Be There “He was very lucky ..."

Awwww! Poor lil' bat: so glad the local bat rescue could help him get home.

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A gray fruit bat posing in a sort of shrug to show his wings. He is covered in blue accents, including his hair, mane, eyes, mouth, eartips, and claws. His wingflaps feature a blue hot rod flame design on them.

A sketch of the same character, but wearing an outfit consisting of a hoodie, baggy pants and some running shoes. His wings are obscured by sleeves.

The boy is finally getting an actual ref sheet. This is what I got so far, gonna add a back view as well (+maybe alt palettes). He has my shoulder tattoo now! #furryart #batfurry #nosmakesart #fursona #flyingfox

Just a drawing I made of a flying fox.

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Grey-headed Flying-foxes:

Pollinates native trees ✅
Seed dispersers ✅
Keystone species ✅
Helps regenerate forests ✅
Takes exceptional band photos ✅✅

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🦇 More Australian animals are getting tangled up in man-made materials such as netting or wire than in the 2010s

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Caught up in our mess!

Timmiss et al. analysed NSW #wildlife #rescue data (2011–12 to 2020–21) and found #entanglements are rising. The grey-headed #FlyingFox, #SquirrelGlider and #GreenTurtle were the top #threatened species affected.

Read the article here doi.org/10.1071/PC25...

'Incredible' act by critically endangered bat pictured for first time Often compared to a "teddy bear", advocates hope the special snap of an endangered flying fox carrying its pup will shine a light on the Christmas Island animal.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

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Bhawani Das, Company School
GREAT INDIAN FRUIT BAT, ca. 1778-83
(from the Impey Album)
Pen and ink, watercolour with gum arabic on watermarked paper

Known locally as #Kalong the Malayan #FlyingFox of #Malaysia #Indonesia has a bad reputation but plays an outsized role in keeping #rainforests alive. #Endangered by #palmoil. Use your wallet as a weapon 🌴⛔️#Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social

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Went on a beautiful 3 hour #hike today in the #yarrapark. #weekend #Melbourne #hiking #outdoors #nature #australia #freedom #fitness #Collingwood #hiddengems #wildlife #animals #flyingfox #bush #dam #peace #aussie

Large bat hanging #chew #hang #nature #wildlife #flyingfox #wild #fruitbat #bat #fox HA82216

One rescued life can change everything.

One small survivor can inspire a movement.

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No life is insignificant.

Sometimes hope arrives on the smallest wings.

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Flying Fox (genus Pteropus): These are among the largest bats in the world & are often called fruit bats due to their diet and fox-like facial features. Great photo taken by Xiang Zhang in Yarra Band Park, Melbourne, Australia 🦇 #bat #flyingfox #fruitbat #mammal #mammals #wildlife #australia #nature

Flying foxes die in their thousands in worst mass-mortality event since Australia’s black summer Volunteers found thousands of dead bats at Melbourne’s Brimbank park, wildlife expert says

Flying foxes die in their thousands in worst mass-mortality event since Australia’s black summer www.theguardian.com/environment/... #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #Heatwave #Wildlife #FlyingFox #Melbourne #Victoria #Australia

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Known locally as #Kalong the Malayan #FlyingFox of #Malaysia #Indonesia has a bad reputation but plays an outsized role in keeping #rainforests alive #Endangered by #palmoil. Use your wallet as a weapon 🌴⛔️#Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-9Zm