The flying fox colony near Wat Phnom had long been regarded as one of the capital’s best-kept environmental secrets. Bat expert Joe Ralston, a senior research coordinator for the World Conservation ...

Picture: Shae Beplate. North Queensland councils have long been paralysed when it comes to flying foxes. While the animals are borderline noxious and destructive, they are also protected by iron-clad ...

Flying foxes pictured in one of the back yards which ... they are also protected by iron-clad environmental laws in the Nature Conservation Act 1992. The laws are so stringent, councils must ...

For the broader scientific community, the flying foxes’ plight raises larger questions about the conservation of urban biodiversity. As Phnom Penh continues to grow, many fear that other species ...

Flying foxes are absent from many of their popular camps across New South Wales at this time of year. Scientists say they are making camp in "unusual" places, likely due to changed food availability.