Grey-headed Flying-fox at Tharwa, ACT
Identification history
| Pteropus poliocephalus | 2 Jul 2019 | MPennay | ||
| Unverified | 2 Jul 2019 | Christine |
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User's notes
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.
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
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 :)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.073071-35.524335
- Places Tharwa, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Jul 2019 09:53 AM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
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Collections
Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species Pteropus poliocephalus Flying Foxes & Other Megabats Bats Mammals
Species information
- Pteropus poliocephalus Scientific name
- Grey-headed Flying-fox Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Vulnerable *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- -0.66m to 802.28m Recorded at altitude
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