Flying foxes, or fruit bats, are familiar to many Australians. So it may come as a surprise to learn two of the four mainland species, both gray-headed and spectacled flying foxes, are threatened with ...

Residents of the Mount Isa suburb of Sunset say a huge influx of flying foxes is damaging trees, coating homes and cars in ...

In Far North Queensland, one special winged mammal helps keep rainforests alive. The spectacled flying fox travels vast distances each night, pollinating flowers and spreading seeds far and wide. But ...

Thousands of flying foxes are reported to have died in the heat wave, where temperatures exceeded 100°F A record-breaking number of flying foxes died during Australia's weekend heat wave, according to ...

Bats are often thought of as smelly, ugly and noisy, but a study has revealed their poo could be worth hundreds-of-millions of dollars. Published in Nature's Scientific Reports journal, author Alfredo ...

Record-breaking temperatures and successive heatwaves have killed thousands of flying foxes across South Australia as the mammals struggle to cope with hot conditions. Rescue groups estimate more than ...