Flying-fox Forum Summary
The 2017 National Flying-fox Forum was held at Club York, Sydney, on the 25th October.
The forum was attended by 96 delegates from all levels of government, non-government organisations, consultancies and community groups.
The forum aimed to expand on the topics raised during the inaugural forum and move on to implementing the principles of the strategic vision. A number of flying-fox experts from across the country also presented management and research updates and findings on a range of topics, including;
- NSW flying-fox foraging habitat
- OEH camp habitat modelling project
- EHP-CSIRO project update – Flying-fox ecology and managing human-flying-fox conflict
- Manager and community perceptions of camp management
- Communication and education to mitigate human/flying-fox conflict
- ARC Linkages Project and Australasian Bat Society updates
- Why are flying-fox roosts found in certain places and not others?
- Interactions between land use change, flying-fox ecology and HeV dynamics
- Modelling flying-fox heat stress vulnerability
The forum undertook two workshops to deliver a Heat Stress Response Guideline for land managers as well as identify where research gaps exist for flying-fox conservation.
The workshops were facilitated by expert panels and involved presentations by Dr Justin Welbergen, Trish Wimberley (Australian Bat Clinic) and Dr Tania Bishop.
a new narrative:the conversation we need to be having about flying-foxes
Heat Events
Modelling flying-fox heat stress vulnerability
by Himali Ratnayake
Supervision: A/Prof Michael Kearney, Dr Justin Welbergen, Dr Christopher Turbill & A/Prof Rodney van der Ree
A Regional Approach to Flying Fox Management
Hunter Region Case Study
Grey-headed Flying-foxes in Adelaide
by Jason van Weenen
Flying-fox Camp Habitat Research
by Jess Bracks and Mike Roache
Communication and education to mitigate human/flying-fox conflict
by Maree Kerr Griffith University
Community consultation and outrage – some theory and practice
by Michael Ulph | GHD Environment Market Leader – Environment – Newcastle & Northern NSW
Flying-fox conservation and camp management in NSW
by Mike Roache Conservation Programs Office of Environment and Heritage NSW
Manager and community perceptions of camp management
by Dr Pia Lentini and Kaye Currey
Strategic Vision Implementation
by Rich Collins and Jess Bracks
on Flying-foxes in Victoria – 2017 update
by Dr Rodney van der Ree Director – Ecology and Infrastructure International
School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne
Flying-foxes and National Environmental Law
by Ross Rowe, Southern NSW and ACT Assessments
Understanding The Effects Of Heat Events On Flying-Foxes
By Dr. Tania Bishop BVSc(hons1a)MANZCVS(Avian Health)
Australasian Bat Society Flying-Fox Expert Group
by Justin A. Welbergen President | The Australasian Bat Society, Inc
Flying-foxes and extreme heat events: impacts and responses
by Justin A. Welbergen Lab of Animal Ecology, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
