Australia’s grey-headed flying-foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus) aren’t just adorable; they’re vital pollinators that disperse thousands of fruit seeds each night as they feed. Get ready to learn all about these incredible animals! 🎥 Annette Ruzicka Photography Learn more about flying-foxes: ausgeo.co/batbabies #ausgeo #australiangeographic #science #explained #flyingfox #bats #wildlife #nature #explainer #learning #educational | Australian Geographic

Council continues to support our local megabats, the grey-headed flying fox, with its Flying-fox Habitat restoration program at Cabramatta Creek. Now almost halfway through the nine-year project we have already cleared 1.8 hectares of environmental weeds, planted 8000 plants and will plant another 2000 this year among other measures. The grant, funded by Local Government NSW, provides a natural habitat for flying foxes, who are important pollinators of natural areas. Flying foxes play a vital ro

This stunning creature is a Grey-headed flying-fox. Endemic to Australia and federally listed as vulnerable to extinction, their future is looking grim due to decades of abysmal government policy and a human population desensitised to the necessity and plight of our long distances pollinators and seed dispersers of native forests. Although vulnerable to extinction, Greys are still being legally shot in both Queensland and New South Wales and there is strong suggestion that illegal shooting is ri