Australian Town Plagued By Over 100,000 Bats
- 8 years ago
A town in New South Wales, Australia, is being plagued by over 100,000 bats.
A town in New South Wales, Australia, is being plagued by 100,000 bats.
According to the Eurobodalla Shire Council which oversees the area, Batemans Bay could currently be home to as much as “20 per cent of the entire national grey-headed flying fox population.”
As such, the regional government has pledged nearly $1.8 million dollars to fight the problem.
One of the major consequences, according to the Environment Minister, is that residents “feel they're prisoners in their own homes...”
However, the bat is categorized as a vulnerable species so killing them is not an option.
On the other hand, officials acknowledge that dispersing them is difficult and costly, and the creatures would likely just set up camp nearby.
That said, a pla
A town in New South Wales, Australia, is being plagued by 100,000 bats.
According to the Eurobodalla Shire Council which oversees the area, Batemans Bay could currently be home to as much as “20 per cent of the entire national grey-headed flying fox population.”
As such, the regional government has pledged nearly $1.8 million dollars to fight the problem.
One of the major consequences, according to the Environment Minister, is that residents “feel they're prisoners in their own homes...”
However, the bat is categorized as a vulnerable species so killing them is not an option.
On the other hand, officials acknowledge that dispersing them is difficult and costly, and the creatures would likely just set up camp nearby.
That said, a pla