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There are lots of ways for a grey-headed flying-fox to get into trouble. Poor quality netting on fruit trees is perilous, hot and dry days can prove fatal, and once-in-a-decade hailstorms are nothing short of tragic. The January 20 storm, which pummelled and pock-marked Canberra in a band which stretched from west to east, killed more than 600 flying-foxes from the Commonwealth Park colony, more than double the number first thought. Volunteers from ACT Wildlife cared for 60 injured bats until they were again strong enough for release. That event has prompted an expanded…
