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Population Dynamics of Sydney's Grey-headed Flying-fox - Dec 5, 2006 Scientific FrontlineDr Parry-Jones and her team have found that Sydney's Grey Headed Flying Fox populations are prone to decline due to death of individuals on power lines, ... Volunteers monitor vulnerable grey headed flying fox. 6 June 2005. … - Jun 6, 2005 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineThe Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service says it is too early to say whether grey headed flying fox numbers are increasing. ... Sydney launches flying fox battle - Mar 3, 2008 BBC NewsBy Phil Mercer. Wardens at an Australian park are to wage war on grey-headed flying foxes, accusing them of destroying trees. ... Cute, endangered and legal to shoot - Feb 20, 2009 Sydney Morning HeraldFade to grey ... Dr Kerryn Parry-Jones with Wolfgang, a grey-headed flying fox. Though vulnerable to extinction, state regulations allow the bats to be shot ... Foxing around in the gardens - Feb 19, 2008 NEWS.com.auBy Dr Tim Entwistle. ESTABLISHED in 1816, the Royal Botanic Gardens is one of the most important cultural and scientific landscapes in the country. ... Qld: Flying fox deaths due to cold weather and hunger: EPA | Article... - Jul 24, 2007 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchQld: Flying fox deaths due to cold weather and hunger: EPA ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 07-24-2007 Qld: ... WA: Boy dies after fall from flying fox at Perth park | Article from... - Apr 22, 2006 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchWA: Boy dies after fall from flying fox at Perth park ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 04-22-2006 WA: Boy dies ... Article: Qld: Flying fox deaths due to cold weather and hunger: EPA -... - Jul 24, 2007 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchHe allocated ... national counts of the grey-headed flying fox population. AAP lm/kjp/cjh/sb ... AAP General News (Australia). Article: NSW: Conditions to ... Vic: $40,000 in fines after birthday girl falls from flying fox |... - Feb 20, 2006 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchVic: $40000 in fines after birthday girl falls from flying fox ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 02-20-2006 Vic: ... Article: WA: Boy dies after fall from flying fox at Perth park - AAP... - Apr 22, 2006 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchWA: Boy dies after fall from flying fox at Perth park ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 04-22-2006 WA: Boy dies ... The World Today - Vic Govt seeks to turn bat problem into tourist... - Aug 2, 2006 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineAnd it didn't help the reputation of the grey headed flying fox in Melbourne that a costly Victorian Government plan to move a colony of 30000 bats from the ... Flying foxes at risk but hanging in there - Oct 31, 2007 Parramatta SunBY NATALIE OLIVERI. They are among our city's least known but most unique residents. A colony of grey-headed flying foxes clinging to existence in the ... Enrichment Activities: conflict resolution and problem solving - Mar 30, 2008 Teaching ExpertiseThese activities encourage pupils to use their problem solving skills to tackle two very different issues. This week's primary enrichment activity is based ... Flights of fancy in downtown Baltimore; Swinging time at trapeze... - Sep 28, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Toronto Star - ProQuest ArchiverKookaburras cackle above as you wander through a recreated gorge past an 11-metre waterfall and pools brimming with pignose turtles, meaty barramundi and ... Flying for its survival | Gympie News | Local News in Gympie - Sep 11, 2009 Gympie Times - The Gympie TimesJESSIE the grey-headed flying fox was part of a special presentation yesterday, aimed at addressing local farmer's concerns about the threat of flying foxes ... SHOO, BAT (Caption text only.) - Mar 21, 2008 Pay-Per-View - St. Petersburg Times - ProQuest ArchiverPHOTO, Associated Press: Schoolchildren apply colored powder to each other Thursday to celebrate Holi, the spring festival of colors. ... Bats must go - Local News - News - General - Singleton Argus - Nov 9, 2007 Singleton ArgusAfter exhausting all options to rid Singleton's picturesque Burdekin Park of its grey headed flying fox colony the fight is getting serious with councillors ... Article: TELEVISION; Flying in and out of love, film style - The... - May 8, 2008 Pay-Per-View - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - HighBeam Research..."The grey-headed flying fox is in decline in New South Wales and are listed ... significant decline in the number of spectacled flying foxes. ... Kew's bats accused of taking first bite of cherry industry - Feb 16, 2006 The AgeGrowing pains: Steve Chapman has spent tens of thousands of dollars on netting to protect his trees from flying foxes. By Sasha Shtargot ... Fed: Powderfinger make mark on Grey's Anatomy | Article from AAP … - Feb 11, 2009 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchFed: Powderfinger make mark on Grey's Anatomy ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 02-11-2009 Fed: Powderfinger make ... Fed: $550,000 to back threatened species work programs | Article from... - Sep 7, 2005 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam Research...remove weeds and fence off roosting sites for the vulnerable grey-headed flying fox. "Over in Western Australia, the Kimberley Land Council is going to ... Fruit growers lose right to shoot flying foxes - Jan 14, 2009 NEWS.com.auA HARD-fought campaign by farmers has failed to overturn a State Government decision to ban the shooting of flying foxes. ... Author: LINDA ESPENSHADE - Dec 12, 2005 $2.95 - Lancaster Newspapers - NewsBankEmbrace, instead, the fascination of the crocodile eye, the danger of the death adder and the oddity of the transgendered fish. ... Man versus beast: rescuing the city's creatures in strife - Jan 11, 2010 Sydney Morning HeraldJaw-dropping work ... WIRES reptile handler Gary Pattinson holds the almost two-metres long goanna he caught in Duffys Forest after it attacked chickens in ... Hendra virus could move south: expert - Aug 17, 2009 Sydney Morning HeraldShe said the common black flying fox and grey headed flying fox had migrated up to 800 kilometres south since the 1930s. ... Open house, but few batty about new dwellers. | Article from Australas... - Aug 1, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Australasian Business Intelligence - HighBeam ResearchThe Department of Sustainability & Environment has successfully shifted the grey-headed flying fox colony out of Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens and ... Temperature peaks killing off flying foxes - Nov 27, 2007 Telegraph.co.ukBy Charles Clover, Environment Editor. Scientists say that mass die-offs of Australian flying foxes, among the most dramatic recorded, show how the survival ... Fruit bats find it's hot in the city - Jun 6, 2005 The AgeBy Geoff Maslen. Dr Kirsten Parris stands with some of the 13500 flying foxes now calling Yarra Bend National Park home. Thousands of fruit bats have flown ... Flying foxes share fruits of their labour - Nov 19, 2005 The AgeFlying foxes home to roost at Yarra Bend Park. The bat colony is set to become a new tourist attraction for Melbourne. By Chris Vedelago ... Bats still hang in there despite many ordeals - Mar 16, 2008 The AgeMELBOURNE'S bat colony has shrunk to its lowest level in more than a decade on the back of last year's cold winter, but animal activists say local numbers ... NSW fruit bats out of hell - Jan 6, 2010 NEWS.com.auFIRST they terrorised high school students, now a colony of bats is plunging entire towns into darkness. More than 10500 homes and businesses from Maclean, ... North Coast NSW: Friday August 14, 2009 - Aug 14, 2009 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineBy Margaret Burin, Lismore. One of Australia's worst weeds has been spreading along the North Coast due to recent floods in the region, ... Hendra and the bats - Aug 31, 2008 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineBats carry many of the nasty viruses, even SARS, Ebola, Nipah and Hendra. Scientists think bats may be using these deadly viruses in a war with other ... Cabramatta's flying foxes funded - Feb 4, 2009 Fairfield ChampionONE of the state's largest flying fox colonies will be given extra TLC by local volunteers with $100000 funding promised by the State Government. ... Death of an urban jungle - Apr 26, 2007 NEWS.com.auBy Kate Sikora. AN ecological community unique to Sydney's north is becoming extinct after years of land clearing and over development. ... Flying foxes ready for action - Oct 15, 2008 Fairfield Champion...and Climate Change will host an open day at the reserve on Saturday to show people how they can help protect the endangered grey headed flying fox. ... Focus on wildlife as nature calls for a close-up - Aug 18, 2007 Sydney Morning HeraldTHE thermometer had risen above 40 degrees and the bats in western Sydney were dropping like flies. Volunteers rushed to help the exhausted creatures, ... Scribbly Gum - ABC Science Online Forum - Oct 19, 2007 abc.net.auTHE bats in Burdekin Park appear to have won another battle to continue to live in the park's historic trees. It was a furious Les and Joyce Shilton who ... Qld: Hendra virus moving south to Melbourne with bats | Article from... - Aug 17, 2009 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchShe said the common black flying fox and grey headed flying fox had migrated up to 800 kilometres south since the 1930s. ... Licences to kill Australian iconic wildlife - Aug 3, 2008 NEWS.com.auLICENCES to kill and control thousands of endangered, protected and much-loved Australian wildlife have been issued by the State Government. ... Important summer visitors - Jan 17, 2006 Border Mail - The Border MailThey are a very intelligent, communal animal and are surprisingly gentle though they will react loudly when frightened. ... Call for Melbourne Zoo inquiry as animal deaths hit 486 - Oct 19, 2008 Herald SunAN EXOTIC monkey savaged by a 200kg gorilla and a baby panda eaten by its mother are among hundreds of deaths at Melbourne Zoo. ... Rejoicing amid the regrets: National Threatened Species Day - Sep 5, 2009 The AgeThis Monday, September 7, marks the celebration of National Threatened Species Day. Ecologist Catherine Cheung explains why this particular date has great ... Bats to paint the town red - Feb 8, 2008 Herald SunTHERE'S a new bat in town and it's not here for the cricket. Little red flying foxes have declared Melbourne the place to be, tossing out their age-old ... Flying foxes die in heat - Jan 3, 2006 The AgeUP TO 300 young bats died in the 43-degree heat at Yarra Bend Park, Fairfield, on Saturday. Victorian Animal Welfare Association president Lawrence Pope ... National Threatened Species Day - Jul 9, 2005 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineBy Vicki Wilson. Today is National Threatened Species Day. It's the brain child of the World Wide Fund for Nature and commemorates the day the last ... Of sea and shore - Jun 14, 2008 The AustralianOr is it just the neighbours moving around on the other side of the thin wall? Ghosts are not unheard of in these parts, where the body of Christoferson the ... Vic: Animal liberationist cleared of feed contamination charge |... - May 6, 2005 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchVic: Animal liberationist cleared of feed contamination charge ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 05-06-2005 Vic: ... Fed: Wool industry has animal lib breakthrough | Article from AAP... - May 9, 2005 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchFed: Wool industry has animal lib breakthrough ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 05-09-2005 Fed: Wool industry ... Keep an eagle eye on animals - Feb 3, 2009 St George & Sutherland Shire LeaderRarely spotted and endangered species include grey headed flying fox and birds of prey such as the square-tailed kite, pacific baza and powerful owl. ... Vic: Activists slam conditions on duck farm after raid | Article from... - Jan 24, 2005 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchVic: Activists slam conditions on duck farm after raid ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 01-24-2005 Vic: ... Article: FED: Animal lib group to continue anti-mulesing campaign -... - Oct 31, 2007 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchFED: Animal lib group to continue anti-mulesing campaign ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 10-31-2007 FED: Animal ... Submissions to save seven of our significant areas | Coffs Coast... - Jan 21, 2009 Coff's Coast AdvocateCOFFS Harbour City Council has had seven reports on public display over the Christmas period which will significantly affect the natural landscape of Coffs ... Fed: Animal liberation group calls for Olympic boycott | Article from... - Feb 13, 2007 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchJan 24 AAP - Animal Liberationists ... Environment (DNRE) to cull the bats. However, Animal Liberation (AL) members say the grey-headed flying fox ... ... Put pen to paper to help save wildlife - Jul 29, 2005 $2.50 - Penrith Press - News Limited AustraliaPENRITH children are being asked to put ``paws'' to paper and draw a picture of an endangered animal to win a prize. Only one creative primary school ... Lights out as bats spoil Singleton's festive spirit - Dec 4, 2009 Newcastle HeraldBY TIM CONNELL. SINGLETON'S 59-year Christmas lights tradition at Burdekin Park has been ended by a stand-off with bats that won't leave the trees. ... Vic: Rare plants, animals found in new reserve | Article from AAP... - Mar 29, 2007 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchVic: Rare plants, animals found in new reserve ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 03-29-2007 Vic: Rare plants, ... SA: Activists chain themselves to pens at Adelaide piggery | Article... - Nov 13, 2006 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchSA: Activists chain themselves to pens at Adelaide piggery ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 11-13-2006 SA: ... Pollinate or perish: exhibitionists bloom on a promise. | Article... - Nov 30, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Australasian Business Intelligence - HighBeam ResearchPollinate or perish: exhibitionists bloom on a promise. ... find Australasian Business Intelligence articles. Byline: John Huxley Nov 30, 2005 (The Sydney ... Call to save Parramatta's threatened species - Sep 2, 2008 Parramatta SunLandcare Australia is calling on residents who live in the Darling Mills Creek, Cumberland State Forest and Lake Parramatta area to volunteer during ... Vic: Ducks dead and sick at gourmet meat producer, activists say |... - Jan 24, 2005 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchVic: Ducks dead and sick at gourmet meat producer, activists say ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 01-24-2005 ... Trust secures seed money for rainforest project. | Article from... - Nov 29, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Australasian Business Intelligence - HighBeam ResearchTrust secures seed money for rainforest project. ... find Australasian Business Intelligence articles. Byline: Christopher Jay Nov 29, 2007 (The Australian ... Article: Hidden Garden of Eden wilts in soaring heat. - Australasian ... - Mar 20, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Australasian Business Intelligence - HighBeam ResearchHidden Garden of Eden wilts in soaring heat. ... find Australasian Business Intelligence articles. Byline: Fred Pearce Mar 20, 2006 (New Scientist - ABIX ... Volunteers needed to save wildlife - Sep 9, 2008 Wollondilly AdvertiserLANDCARE Australia wants Wollondilly residents to volunteer for Landcare groups to help protect threatened local species. A recent study by the Department ... NSW: Animal activists protest against fur at fashion week | Article... - May 2, 2005 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchNSW: Animal activists protest against fur at fashion week ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 05-02-2005 NSW: ... SA: Activists chain themselves to pens at Adelaide piggery | Article... - Nov 13, 2006 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchSA: Activists chain themselves to pens at Adelaide piggery ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 11-13-2006 SA: ... Qld: Move to ban circus animals | Article from AAP General News ( … - Jun 2, 2009 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchQld: Move to ban circus animals ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 06-02-2009 Qld: Move to ban circus animals ... Rezoning could ruin unique wetland | Northern Rivers Environment | … - Dec 19, 2008 Lismore Northern Star..."Far from right": Ken Silva on Ballina Shire's plans to redevelop land near his caravan park. KEN SILVA wants the land surrounding his caravan park at ... Scribbly Gum - ABC Science Online Forum - Jan 2, 2008 abc.net.au..."The EPBC Administrative Guidelines on significance for the Grey Headed Flying Fox allow for culling only in commercial fruit crops during the fruiting ... Coombabah's natural wonderland - Aug 28, 2008 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineI'm less than ten kilometres from the high rises of Surfers Paradise yet I could be a world away. For me this place is magical. It's a natural metropolis in ... The Ghost Town of Angourie - Apr 29, 2008 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional Online...vulnerable species such as the grey headed flying fox and other endangered animals include the coastal emu, the black neck stork and the little tern. ... NSW: Kangaroo exports could be banned by EU | Article from AAP … - May 15, 2009 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchNSW: Kangaroo exports could be banned by EU ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 05-15-2009 NSW: Kangaroo exports ... Vic: Animal Liberation calls for tougher racing regulations | Article... - Nov 3, 2006 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchVic: Animal Liberation calls for tougher racing regulations ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 11-03-2006 Vic: ... Reservoir is home to rare bird species - Jan 19, 2005 $2.50 - Berwick Pakenham Leader - News Limited AustraliaA STUDY has found that the fenced-off Beaconsfield Reservoir precinct is home to one of the state's rarest bird species. ... Buzz, thump .... dozens of sick old trees are woodchip. | Article... - Sep 19, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Australasian Business Intelligence - HighBeam ResearchBuzz, thump .... dozens of sick old trees are woodchip. ... find Australasian Business Intelligence articles. Byline: Tim Dick Sep 19, 2005 (The Sydney ... SA: Piggery cleared of cruelty allegations | Article from AAP General... - Jul 14, 2006 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchSA: Piggery cleared of cruelty allegations ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 07-14-2006 SA: Piggery cleared of ... Qld: Activitists to run nude display to protest meat event | Article... - Apr 26, 2006 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchQld: Activitists to run nude display to protest meat event ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 04-26-2006 Qld: ... Article: Fed: Two animal activists arrested - AAP General News... - Feb 9, 2008 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchFed: Two animal activists arrested ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 02-09-2008 Fed: Two animal activists ... Cute, endangered and legal to shoot - Mar 8, 2009 St George & Sutherland Shire LeaderThe grey-headed flying fox can be affectionate and cuddly but flocks are increasingly likely to ravage orchards around Sydney as populations are pushed Cute, endangered and legal to shoot - Feb 19, 2009 Sydney Morning Herald,Dr Kerryn Parry-Jones with Wolfgang, a grey-headed flying fox. Though vulnerable to extinction, state regulations allow the bats to be shot under licence. Joint submission proposes people noise and people power to move ... - Feb 19, 2009 Singleton Argus,The report will assess of the impacts of the proposed actions on listed threatened species (grey headed flying fox and little red flying fox) under the Cabramatta's flying foxes funded - Feb 3, 2009 Fairfield Champion,...``This area is home to a grey-headed flying fox maternity colony and this project aims to bring together all stakeholders to ensure it is properly managed. Australia Day: Explore the Outback at the National Aquarium in ... - Jan 26, 2009 Examiner.comUpon entering the Wild Extremes exhibit I was greeted by the Grey-headed Flying Fox, or fruit bat. Hanging up-side-down from the rafters, it is difficult to Keep an eagle eye on animals - Feb 2, 2009 St George & Sutherland Shire Leader,Rarely spotted and endangered species include grey headed flying fox and birds of prey such as the square-tailed kite, pacific baza and powerful owl. Help save native species Under threat - Sep 9, 2008 South Western Rural Advertiser,The grey-headed flying fox and the green-and-golden bell frog (pictured) are under threat in Chipping Norton, Hammondville and Casula while the regent Volunteers needed to save wildlife - Sep 8, 2008 Wollondilly Advertiser,A recent study by the Department of Environment and Climate Change found the koala, the grey-headed flying-fox and the green and golden bell frog are under Specific species need your special help - Sep 2, 2008 North Shore Times,A new study shows species such as the grey-headed flying-fox, gang-gang cockatoo and the red-crowned toadlet are under threat. The study, conducted by the Call to save Parramatta's threatened species - Sep 1, 2008 Parramatta Sun,Landcare Week as a new study shows that wildlife species like the Koala, the Grey-headed Flying-fox and the Swift Parrot are under threat in the area. Licences to kill Australian iconic wildlife - Aug 2, 2008 Melbourne Herald Sun,Permits were issued to control endangered animals such as the grey-headed flying fox, protected under the Flora and Fauna Act 1988. Govt puts stop on quarry - Aug 4, 2008 The Northern Star,The department has outlined a number of concerns with the proposal, including the impacts to both koala and grey-headed flying fox habitat, as well as noise Thank bats, not birds for bug control - Apr 3, 2008 Canada.com,A Grey-Headed Flying Fox flies through the air at the Royal Botanic Gardens March 20, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. "Bats are impacting ecological systems in Foxing around the Botanic Gardens - Feb 18, 2008 Daily Telegraph,But over the past 10 years, a grey-headed flying-fox camp has been destroying the Palm Grove, a unique collection of rare and historical plants dating back Bats to paint the town red - Feb 7, 2008 Melbourne Herald Sun,Single interstate colonies can number 500000 -- 15 times bigger than the peak population of Kew's existing grey-headed flying fox colony. Thumbs down to bat cull - Jan 31, 2008 Singleton Argus,...“The EPBC Administrative Guidelines on significance for the Grey Headed Flying Fox allow for culling only in commercial fruit crops during the fruiting Flying foxes to wilt with climate change - Nov 28, 2007 ABC Science Online,The grey-headed flying fox, seen here, is one species of Australian fruitbat that is vulnerable to heat stress in high summer temperatures. Temperature peaks killing off flying foxes - Nov 27, 2007 Telegraph.co.uk,Since 1994 some 30000 flying foxes have been killed by 19 similar events, with most of these being the temperate grey-headed flying fox, according to Dr Bats must go - Nov 8, 2007 Singleton Argus,After exhausting all options to rid Singleton’s picturesque Burdekin Park of its grey headed flying fox colony the fight is getting serious with councillors Debate over river event - Nov 5, 2007 Wingham Chronicle,This time of year is particularly sensitive for the reserve’s grey-headed flying-fox population as many of the endangered animals are carrying babies. It’s the bats or the park - Oct 18, 2007 Singleton Argus,In April this year Singleton Council resolved to use the chemical D-Ter to rid Burdekin Park of a camp of the threatened Grey-headed Flying Fox and the Focus on wildlife as nature calls for a close-up - Aug 18, 2007 Sydney Morning Herald,Griffith's image of a grey-headed flying fox is one of the top 25 photographs selected for exhibition in this year's inaugural New Scientist Eureka Prize Important summer visitors Jan 16, 2006 ...their carers. Numbers of the Grey-Headed Flying Fox continue to drop dramatically and the species is listed as 'vulnerable'. To ... Bega District News, [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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