Thousands of spectacled flying-foxes have flown north to roost in the region, with wildlife authorities urging Cairns residents to take care around the nesting animals. Spectacled flying-fox recovery ...

Rangers from 16 Traditional Owner groups across the Wet Tropics region are using the cutting-edge technology to identify roost sites, count Spectacled Flying-Foxes and record data using digital tools.

Flying foxes, or fruit bats, are familiar to many Australians. So it may come as a surprise to learn two of the four mainland species, both gray-headed and spectacled flying foxes, are threatened with ...