Pteropus poliocephalus

Grey-headed Flying-fox at Tharwa, ACT

Pteropus poliocephalus at Tharwa, ACT - 2 Jul 2019
Pteropus poliocephalus at Tharwa, ACT - 2 Jul 2019
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Identification history

Pteropus poliocephalus 2 Jul 2019 MPennay
Unidentified 2 Jul 2019 Christine

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Sadly deceased. Caught on barbed wire above a farm dam.

5 comments

MPennay wrote:
   3 Jul 2019
Barbed wire over a dam is likely to be hazardous for many birds and bats as they come in to drink. If possible it'd be better to replace with plain wire over the dam.
Christine wrote:
   3 Jul 2019
Can someone tell the relevant farmer that? I noticed a record from March on the same dam. Would this be likely to be the same bat or another??
MPennay wrote:
   3 Jul 2019
Quite possibly the same bat, it's in a very decayed state. Sorry, wasn't sure if it was your dam.
   31 Jul 2019
The wire will shortly be removed. Thanks for alerting us to the problem.
Christine wrote:
   31 Jul 2019
Thanks so much for following up on this Michael, so good to have a positive outcome :)

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