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.
Like Madison, Coco is another victim of Flying Fox Paralysis Syndrome after the worst has passed. Both were rescued in February. Coco couldn’t swallow at all at first and you can see her here receiving life saving fluids via IV. A few days later she can gently lap smoothie from a syringe. And now she’s continuing to recover in a flight aviary.![]()
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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.
Ben is a juvenile black flying fox who was foraging in a back yard tree one night. This tree happened to be near the back doors of a house and these doors were wide open. Something startled Ben and he took off but he accidently flew straight into a house! He went into a couple of different rooms, trying to find his way out. The family dog came and sniffed him, but didn’t touch him, thankfully. Finally, he ended up hanging on a dining room table. Understandably this was very traumatising for poor Ben and he was a very scared young man when first rescued.![]()
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He was protective of his papaya stick, as you can see. He needed just one night in a hospital enclosure to ensure he was ok. Now he’s continuing to recover in a flight aviary with other flying foxes. This is exactly what he needs to help him get over his trauma. ![]()
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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.
This dear little two week old boy is Stu and he’s an indirect victim of Flying Fox Paralysis Syndrome. He was clinging to his mother, who was found on the ground in an advanced stage of this awful condition. Tragically it was too late to save Stu’s mum, but she continued to produce milk so Stu was in quite good condition.![]()
He’s now being hand-raised by one of our loving carers.![]()
Here he is having a look around while he enjoys his morning sun time.![]()
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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.
We are still seeing cases of flying fox paralysis syndrome trickle in, though thankfully not at the devastating level of December.![]()
Madison was considerably underweight and flies had laid thousands of eggs on her, because she couldn’t move her wings well enough to flick them away. But look at her now. ❤ She’s managing to nibble red papaya slices on a stick and is well on the way to recovery.![]()
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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.
The apple or the grapes? This is the question for Gael, a cute nearly three month old black flying fox. Gael was rescued as a first flyer after we received a call from a concerned resident of an apartment. Thank you! They’d heard a bang and found Gael on their balcony. He’d mistaken reflections in their glass for open space. As a youngster, he’s learning how to live in his world and this happened only 200m from his camp.![]()
He's recovering well with some of our hand-raised orphans for company.![]()
So, what did he chose? 🍇![]()
You can also see two of our bats who are recovering from paralysis syndrome sharing a mango behind Gael.![]()
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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.
❤ Stanley update ❤![]()
Stanley is the tiny boy found in damp leaf litter who had pneumonia. We’re delighted to say he is now clear of pneumonia. Thanks very much to the wildlife vet team at RSPCA QLD for follow up visits to confirm this. Stanley will be with his foster mummy for the next two months. She’ll lovingly raise him til he’s weaned and ready for the next step on his way to release.![]()
Here he is flapping. Baby flying foxes start to flap from an early age. It builds up their flight muscles ready for the day they take their first flight. When this is varies quite a bit but is mostly around 9-12 weeks of age for hand-raised orphans.![]()
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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.
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This precious baby girl is Jo. She’s just 8 weeks old and was found hanging low in a tree in a suburban garden. She has a scar on one wing from a healed injury (already, in her short life 😢 ) and is considerably underweight. 😢 This tells us it’s been some days since she was with her mum. She’s had such an unlucky start to life, but her luck changed when the lovely resident found her and called us. Thank you! Baby bats call for their mothers when apart. It’s their way of saying, “Here I am, mum. Come and get me.” Jo was scared and feeling insecure and continued to call for her mum while first in care, as you can see here. It’s heart rending. She has since settled and is fattening up on nutritious smoothie. She’s with some of our other hand-raised orphans and will be released with them in a couple of months.![]()
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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.
Elina is a sweet juvenile black flying fox and she was spotted by a caring resident in a corner of their garden, under a large tree.![]()
We don’t know how she ended up there but the space may have been too tight for her to find her way out. She was quite skinny. Elina had a few days of intensive care then went to a flight aviary to continue her rehab. Here she is just after being placed in the flight aviary, looking around, enjoying the space and batty company. Flying foxes are social animals and do best with the company of other bats.![]()
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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.
This dear little boy, named Goji, was rescued at the age of 10 weeks. We don’t know what happened to Goji’s mother or how he ended up hanging from patio furniture at an Aged Care facility. Goji has a long way to go before he can be considered elderly! ![]()
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Did you know that the average lifespan of flying-foxes in the wild is around 15 years? Statler, an Indian Flying-fox, holds the record for the oldest known flying-fox in captivity. He passed away in 2021 at his home (Batworld in Texas) aged 34 years. ![]()
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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.