‘Our Bats’ refer to those that come into care through our rescue, rehabilitation and release program or remain with us in permanent care. Up to a thousand bats are cared for each year under a Rehabilitation Permit from the Queensland Department of Environment and Science (WA0015425). Many are eventually released, fit and healthy, back into the wild. Our main patients are endangered Spectacled flying foxes afflicted or orphaned by tick paralysis and Little Red flying foxes entangled in barbed wire. We also care for little bats – the insect-eating microbats and small fruit and nectar bats. Some residents are in long-term care under an Exhibition Permit from Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (PRID000606). Some of them have come off our Rehabilitation Permit because they can’t survive in the wild or they have been retired from zoos.
Aerial photo
The hospital is nestled in 5 acres of gardens [...]
Bats in barbed wire
The use of barbed wire in fencing is both [...]
Bats in fruit netting
Every year thousands of animals are injured in [...]
Black Flying Foxes
Black flying fox (Pteropus alecto) A widespread largely coastal [...]
Blossom bats
We rarely get blossom bats into care, but they [...]
Conservation of Australian Flying Foxes
Conservation of Australian Flying Foxes (more information at Spectacled Flying [...]
Feeding Flying Foxes
Feeding flying foxes is of course a major part of [...]
Flying fox colony searches
Flying fox colony searches for tick paralysis bats are [...]
Flying Fox Heat Stress Events in Australia
Until late November 2018, we thought our flying foxes [...]
Flying fox orphans
Young pups invert to toilet from an early age. [...]
Grey-headed Flying Foxes
Grey-headed flying foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus) This is the only [...]
Landscaping & Artwork
Landscaped gardens, natural bush and commissioned artwork beautifies the [...]
Little Red Flying Foxes
Little Red flying Foxes (Pteropus scapulatus) Little Red flying [...]
Medical Management
The basic steps involved in the treatment of tick [...]
Microbat cage
This cage was gifted by the Synchronicity Foundation in [...]
Microbats commonly in our care
Microbat Care About 20-40 microbats a year come into [...]
Microbats in Danger
Exclusions and Poisons are some of the dangers that bring [...]
Orphan cage
This cage was gifted by the Dorothy Ann Foundation [...]
Other injuries
The main injuries we see are those associated [...]
Release cage
We built the present release cage in 2007 with [...]
Special Microbats – rarely in our care
The Atherton Tableland is rich in biodiversity including microbats, [...]
Spectacled Flying Fox
Spectacled flying foxes (Pteropus conspicillatus) Spectacled flying foxes are [...]
Tube-nosed fruitbat
We rescue about 6 tube-nosed bats a year. All [...]