The incident happened on Saturday at Quinney’s Bush Camp in Motupiko, south-east of Nelson. It’s reported that the flying fox snapped. A spokesperson for Hato Hone St John told the Herald they ...

Little red flying foxes are tree-dwelling bats. In daytime they can be seen roosting in giant camps that may include as many as a million individuals. The bats are indeed efficient fliers ...

Flying foxes are absent from many of their popular camps across New South Wales at this time of year. Scientists say they are making camp in "unusual" places, likely due to changed food availability.

he said. In a regular year, Yippin Creek on the NSW Mid North Coast welcomes a camp of up to 2,000 flying foxes. So when about 76,000 took up residence this year, farmers Louise Fleming and Steve ...