ABOUT BAT CONSERVATION AND RESCUE QLD
Bat Conservation and Rescue Qld
is a registered not-for-profit volunteer organization that strives to help people understand the importance
of all bat species, to provide a prompt and humane rescue service, to raise orphans and to rehabilitate injured bats before returning them to the wild.
BCRQ offers this free 24/7 community service all year round including public holidays.
I HAVE FOUND A BAT
SEEK HELP – PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH BATS!
CALL OUR RESCUE HOTLINE ON 0488 228 134
If a bat bites or scratches a human, it may have to be destroyed and sent for testing for Australian Bat Lyssavirus – do not risk the bat’s life or your health. Only people trained and Rabies vaccinated should handle bats.
A flying-fox hanging on overhead power lines may still be alive. Even if dead, it may be a mother with a live baby tucked up under her wing. Please call BCRQ immediately.
If you find a flying-fox caught on a barbed wire fence, please very carefully and without touching it, throw a towel over the bat to help keep it calm. Then call BCRQ immediately.
If you find a flying-fox caught in fruit tree netting, do not try and cut the bat out of the net but call BCRQ immediately.
If the bat is on the ground, please cover the bat with a cardboard box or a washing basket to contain it and call BCRQ immediately.
Any bat by itself through the day is in trouble.
Keep children and pets away from the bat to help minimise its stress and remember, NO TOUCH NO RISK!
HOW YOU CAN HELP
BECOME A MEMBER
Join as an active or associate member. BCRQ offers free training to members.
MAKE A DONATION
Donate via GoGive, Bank Transfer or PayPal.
All donations of $2.00 and over are tax deductible.
Baby season sadly means power line rescues and the ever wonderful power companies who happily come to help.![]()
We don’t know how two week old Bruce ended up alone on power lines with no sign of his mother but we’re very grateful he was spotted by a caring person out for a walk and called in to us. Thank you to this person and to Energex ![]()
After hanging much of the day in the sun, Bruce was very tired and dehydrated. Thankfully he’s making a gradual return to feeling well again.![]()
If you see any bat on power lines please call. Even if an adult, there could be a baby clinging to its mum’s body.![]()
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If you see a bat on its own in the daytime, it needs help. PLEASE DON’T TOUCH THE BAT and give us a call immediately on 0488 228 134 for Brisbane and surrounds, or your local wildlife rescue in other regions.
Local fiends, ahh, friends.![]()
Do Halloween in style at Netherworld. It's tomorrow night!This Thursday, it’s Netherworld’s favourite night of the year – HALLOWEEN! ![]()
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As we bloody well should be, we’ll be celebrating all hallow’s eve with all the spooky, ghoulish, pumpkin filled enthusiasm we have.![]()
We’ll be dressed up on the evening and we want to see you dressed up too – so much so that anyone that arrives in costume will get 5 free Netherworld gaming tokens and a pumpkin enamel pin.![]()
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We’ll also be spinning the monster mash and its freaky vinyl friends all evening, whilst we’ll have devilish drinks and terrifying treats from the Hellmouth Diner.![]()
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We’ll be giving away prizes all night PARTICULARLY to the best dressed so come down, get involved and dance...dance until you DIEEEEEE!![]()
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AND we’ll have a karma keg on raising funds for the Bat Conservation and Rescue Qld Inc (bats.org.au ). We’ve gotta look out for our bat friends!![]()
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It’s free to join in – no tickets needed. From 6pm until 1am this Thursday.
You might think a flying fox becoming entangled in fishing tackle is a rare rescue. Sadly it is not. People who fish get their line snagged in trees, can’t get it down, so leave it there. It’s near water where flying foxes come to drink and they can’t see fishing line and hooks at night.![]()
Nicknamed Spiderbat by her wonderful saviour (that's him helping our rescuer) this subadult grey-headed flying fox is one of the lucky ones whose injuries are survivable. She was caught in fishing line hanging over the Brisbane River right in the heart of our city. A hook had pierced the membrane on her leg. It was a challenging night rescue as you can see!![]()
The wildlife vet team at RSPCA QLD looked after her at first. She’s now continuing her recovery in our care.![]()
If you know people who fish, please remind them that hooks and line left to dangle from trees are a cruel hazard for nocturnal wildlife.![]()
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If you see a bat on its own in the daytime, it needs help. PLEASE DON’T TOUCH THE BAT and give us a call immediately on 0488 228 134 for Brisbane and surrounds, or your local wildlife rescue in other regions.
Pat is an eastern broadnosed bat who was found on the ground. It was quite late at night so his lovely finder safely popped him in a container in his letterbox for us to collect. Microbats are well-known escape artists and you can see what greeted our rescuer when she arrived!![]()
A check by the wildlife vet team RSPCA QLD found some bruising on his tail. He’s now enjoying a full service meal worm buffet while he recovers.![]()
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If you see a bat on its own in the daytime, it needs help. PLEASE DON’T TOUCH THE BAT and give us a call immediately on 0488 228 134 for Brisbane and surrounds, or your local wildlife rescue in other regions.
Baby bats are best raised by their bat mothers so we try to reunite healthy babies with their mums whenever conditions are right for this.![]()
A mother bats finds a baby she’s become separated from by flying around the area calling out. It’s a different call from any other sound a flying fox makes. The baby responds, mum hones in on the sound, they continue calling to each other, mum circles then lands, baby climbs on and they are together again. It’s a truly wonderful thing to see. ❤![]()
Sadly, most reunion attempts we make are unsuccessful.![]()
This was the case with sweet little Pikelet, who was found on the ground. That same afternoon, we took her back to a safe place nearby to see if her mum would come looking for her. Pikelet called her little heart out but for some unknown reason, her mum was unable to return.![]()
So Pikelet came back into care to be raised as an orphan.![]()
Thank you very much to Alison for picking her up so carefully, knowing not to touch, and giving us a call. Thanks also for her cute name. ❤![]()
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If you see a bat on its own in the daytime, it needs help. PLEASE DON’T TOUCH THE BAT and give us a call immediately on 0488 228 134 for Brisbane and surrounds, or your local wildlife rescue in other regions.
John is a very young black flying fox who owes his life to his big voice, calling for his mum, and to a very caring and curious man. Human John was walking his dog past a construction site one evening and heard squeaking coming from under a temporary fence post. Was it a mouse? He was intrigued enough to go back in daylight and, sure enough, could still hear this noise, so investigated further. Thank you so much for calling, John! ![]()
When our rescuer arrived, she peered under the fence post base and could hardly see baby John at all. He looked like a piece of black plastic in leaf litter at first.![]()
John is settling into care and will be lovingly raised with our other orphaned flying foxes, destined for return to the wild next year.![]()
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If you see a bat on its own in the daytime, it needs help. PLEASE DON’T TOUCH THE BAT and give us a call immediately on 0488 228 134 for Brisbane and surrounds, or your local wildlife rescue in other regions.
Luckie was just two weeks old when he was clinging to his mum while she was out foraging one night. She had a lovely feed in a tree that had lots of blossom on it. Unfortunately, this tree was beside a busy road and, as she flew off, she was struck by a vehicle. A wonderful person saw the pair by the road next morning and called us. A tag team of two of our rescuers rushed them to the RSPCA QLD wildlife hospital. Tragically, mum couldn’t be saved but she protected her baby and he is uninjured.![]()
We’ll lovingly raise him and return him to the wild next year. ❤🦇![]()
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If you see a bat on its own in the daytime, it needs help. PLEASE DON’T TOUCH THE BAT and give us a call immediately on 0488 228 134 for Brisbane and surrounds, or your local wildlife rescue in other regions.
Date claimer for our local friends. ![]()
This event will be fabulous and we will be there with a cute baby flying fox. ❤![]()
Pop in and say hi if you're in the area. 🦇
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Another one of our black flying fox girls in care has had a baby. Rose’s baby is six days old here and Rose is giving her bub a bath. Is her baby enjoying it do you think?![]()
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Baby season is not only our busiest time, it’s also when our expenses are highest.![]()
We’ll spend $120 to raise each of our little treasures and get them back to the wild. This includes milk formula, teats, dummies and medications and, later at creche, fruit and high protein supplement.![]()
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Would you consider a donation to help us raise these babies? We’d be so very grateful. ❤ Donations are tax deductible in Australia.![]()
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If you’re able to help, please go to bats.org.au/get-involved/donate/ or you can use the donate link at the top of this page. Thank you 🙏![]()
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If you see a bat on its own in the daytime, it needs help. PLEASE DON’T TOUCH THE BAT and give us a call immediately on 0488 228 134 for Brisbane and surrounds, or your local wildlife rescue in other regions.
Lady Ladda came into care after an epic rescue a few weeks ago. She’d been recuperating for 10 days when she gave birth to a beautiful baby!![]()
See her bub’s cute face peeking out from under her wings then ducking back under to hide. Later you can see the bub’s folded wing.![]()
Baby flying foxes don’t leave their mothers’ bodies for the first month or so of their life. Mums are very dedicated, loving and tactile. ❤![]()
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If you see a bat on its own in the daytime, it needs help. PLEASE DON’T TOUCH THE BAT and give us a call immediately on 0488 228 134 for Brisbane and surrounds, or your local wildlife rescue in other regions.