Flying-fox Forum Summary
The 4th National Flying-fox Forum was held in Canberra from the 13-14th November. The forum was attended by 89 individuals from local, state and federal government, research institutions, NRM groups, NGO, wildlife care organisations and conservation groups.
Delegates were invited to a dusk networking event at Commonwealth Park where they learnt about the management of this urban camp and watched the evening fly out.
The forum began with a keynote speech from Dr David Westcott (CSIRO, Land and Water), followed by updates by government representatives from ACT Government, Department of Environment and Energy, National Capital Authority, Department of Environment and Science, Government of South Australia and NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment.
Further presentations explored topics including modelling population trends, flying-fox health, mitigating and managing heat stress, and the effectiveness of flying-fox education in Australian communities.
The forum also undertook two ‘Break Out’ sessions on flying-fox dispersal techniques, learnings and lessons, and translocation protocols for rescued bats.
Managing Urban Flying-Fox Camps Into The Future
by David Westcott, Australia’s National Science Agency
Commonwealth Flying-fox Update
Geoff Richardson, Department of the Environment and Energy
Report on a grey-headed flying fox mass mortality event involving a single roost tree
by Alison Peel, Racheal Walker, Denise Karkkainen, Isla Cramer and Emma Glennon
Autonomous Flying Fox Roost Monitoring and Low-force Sprinkler Cooling System
by Afnan Bashir
Dispersing Flying-fox camps – what are the issues and where to next?
by Assoc Prof Rodney van der Ree National Technical Executive: Ecology School of BioSciences, Univ of Melbourne
Flying-fox Roost Management Framework
by Department of Environment and Science
Planning for Human Wildlife Conflicts
by Heidi Thomson
Grey-headed Flying Foxes in South Australia
by Jason Van Weenen
managing grey-headed flying-foxes:lessons learned during planning and construction of a major highway upgrade in NSW
by Josie Stokes – Principal Ecologist, Wsp-Sydney
a policy for the grey-headed flying fox
by Kelly Dobson – ACT Gov
What’s up with flying-fox health?
by Keren Cox-Witton Wildlife Health Australia
Efficacy of education in changing public attitudes toward flying-foxes
by Maree Kerr | Griffith University
Australasian Bat Society Flying-fox Expert Group Update 2019
by Maree Treadwell and Jess Bracks
Flying-fox conservation and camp management in New South Wales
National Flying-fox Forum 2019
Putting up with Noisy Neighbours
by Michelle Jeffrey
Heat Stress in Flying-fox Camps
by Mike Roache
4th Annual National Flying-fox Forum
13-14 November 2019
Flying-fox Camp and Foraging Habitat Mapping
by Peggy Eby, Rebecca Sims and Jess Bracks
Automated low-force sprinklers as a cooling system for flying-foxes during heat events
by Dr. Tania Bishop BVSc(hons1a)MANZCVS(Avian Health)
Observing the effects of placing sprinklers mid-storey in a flying-fox colony during a low humidity heat event
by Dr Tania Bishop | Wildlife Veterinarian
Afnan Bashir | Founder Allspice Technologies
Tyron de Kauwe | Sunshine Coast Regional Council
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