Thank you so much to Kat for her generous sponsorship. This little boy has been named “Guginy” (pronounced “Goo-gin”) which is the local Cairns region Yirrganydji (Irukandji) people's word for “Flying Fox”. While checking a colony, one of our carers heard a tiny but persistent cry. A baby endangered spectacled flying fox was alone and distressed in a tree overhanging a creek. The situation was challenging with a steep creek bank and without a clear view of the pup from underneath. After a few tr

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Some of our 92 spectacled flying fox pups in care. They have just been wrapped to be fed, and will be unwrapped for toiletting and hanging up again. #flyingfox #endangeredspecies #endangeredanimals #animal #cuteanimal #babybat #tickparalysis #bats #pollination #pollinator #batsanctuary #australia #queensland #farnorthqueensland #Wettropics #athertontablelands #BatRescue #AustralianWildlife #EcoAdaptation #BatFacts #climatechange #heatstress #conservation #barbedwire #wildlifefriendlyfencing #eco

Worlds most adorable bat! Meet Gracie, an orphaned spectacled flying fox, her mom unfortunately died from tick paralysis. But lucky for her she was rescued by the Tolga Bat Hospital in Queensland Australia. Thanks to the Tolga Bat Hospital, Gracie is getting a second chance. A heart tugging moment feeding her life sustaining formula. Flying foxes are incredible giant bats that are instrumental to the survival of Australia's rain forests, and unfortunately due to climate change, habitat loss, and