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.
As we mark Australian Pollinator Week, sweet little Roxanne is showing you why flying-foxes are such excellent pollinators. Here she is eagerly lapping pure glucose. Flying-foxes love sweet things. In the wild they sniff out the nectar in blossom and lick it just as enthusiastically as Roxanne is. Flying-foxes are Australia’s most effective long distance pollination and seed dispersal experts. As they forage, a significant amount of pollen clings to their fur which they transport sometimes several kilometers to other trees. Because flying-foxes travel up to 50km each night, their essential cross-pollination services promote forest health. Thanks Roxanne for the demo. ❤![]()
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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.
Everest is the sweetest little baby boy. He was three weeks old when he and his mum were out foraging and she was hit by a car. She was seen crawling off the road and hung on a drain at the edge. Thanks so much to the lovely person who saw her and called. Tucked under her wing, little Everest was protected by his mum’s body and was uninjured. Very sadly, his mum’s injuries were not survivable.![]()
He was called Everest because he’s destined to fly high. ❤![]()
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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.
What a difference 10 days of tender care makes.![]()
Dear little Lilith was lucky to be seen on the ground. She’d been born prematurely and didn’t have the strength to hang on to her mum. Thank you so much to her saviour for calling and for clear instructions on exactly where she was.![]()
She’s doing very well and is now the size of a newborn baby flying fox.![]()
Lilith is a grey-headed flying fox, a species which is federally listed as vulnerable. Every one of these lives we can save is important.![]()
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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.
Meet Buffy and Willow, two gorgeous black flying fox baby girls.![]()
Buffy was just one week old when she was rescued. She was found on the ground in a park with the body of her sadly passed mum nearby.![]()
Willow was rescued four days later at five days old, making her one week younger. You can see the size difference! Buffy is two weeks old here and Willow is one week old.![]()
Willow was alone in a tree in someone’s yard and she’d been calling for her mum a night, the next day, and into a second night when the lovely resident called us. Thank you!![]()
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These girls will be lovingly raised and released back to the wild next year. We’d be very grateful if you’d consider helping us cover the cost of raising these two beautiful girls. If you're able to help, please choose the green donate button here:![]()
bats.org.au/get-involved/donate/![]()
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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.
Liz is around three weeks old and she was out foraging with her mum one night. They found a flowering tree to feast on which was in a yard with a dog. Sadly, Liz’s mum came down low enough for the dog to reach her.![]()
The dog followed its natural instinct and chased and caught Liz’s mum, with Liz tucked under her wing.![]()
After rescue, the pair were taken to RSPCA QLD . Unfortunately, the damage to Liz’s mum’s wings was too severe and she couldn’t be saved. Liz was uninjured and we are glad we can save one of these lives by raising her as an orphan.![]()
This tragedy could have been prevented if the dog was kept inside at night, and supervised when allowed out to toilet. Trimming low branches would also help. Please remind your dog loving friends and family of these simple steps that can be taken.![]()
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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 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.
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.