Flying foxes die in their thousands in worst mass-mortality event since Australia’s black summer

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Volunteers found thousands of dead bats at Melbourne’s Brimbank park, wildlife expert says Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Thousands of flying foxes have perished in the heatwave that scorched south-east Australia last week, the largest mass mortality event for flying foxes since black summer. Extreme temperatures resulted in deaths […]

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