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.
Earlier this week, a huge amount of time and effort was expended by a lot of people to free a flying fox caught by a toe on power lines.![]()
This black flying fox was spotted on high voltage power lines. 275KV to be exact. ![]()
Our friends from Energex attended but this was a job for Powerlink Queensland , who arranged a large lifting platform which took the best part of an hour to set up. Two members of the PowerLink team went up. They used two rods – one with a dish-shaped attachment to catch the bat if he fell and the other to gently release the trapped toe. Finally, over six hours after he was spotted, our little mate flew away. Unfortunately, that exact moment wasn’t captured on film but you get the idea. ![]()
Big batty thank you to Natura Pacific , Energex. PowerLink, LinCon and Stockland Living .![]()
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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.
Balconies with sliding glass doors and lots of plants on them in multi-story buildings are hazards for flying foxes. Thanks very much to the kind resident who heard a bang on a window, then went to investigate.![]()
She found Courbet, a black flying fox, who had dropped to the courtyard area after bumping his head. ![]()
He was too woozy to fly off but he’d managed to crawl to a patio chair and hang from it.![]()
Courbet had a couple of night’s rest then was ready to continue his recovery 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.
We are pleased to be attending the inaugural Woogaroo Catchment Fair, as part of the Peaks to Points Festival. This event is hosted by the Save Woogaroo Forest Group and will feature the stalls of local environmental and community groups, showcasing the work they do and the issues important to them.![]()
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Sunday 2nd August, 9am - 1pm![]()
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Opossum Creek Parklands Dog Park, 58 Scoparia Dr, Brookwater![]()
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Activities planned for the day include:![]()
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🦇Come and talk to us about bats!![]()
🦅7am birdwatch walk of the forest with Springfield Lakes Nature Care![]()
🐨Learn about koalas with Ipswich Koala Protection Society![]()
🪹Bird nest building competition with prizes and give aways for children participating![]()
🌳Enjoy paintings of Woogaroo Forest by a local artist![]()
🎨Face painting featuring the animals of Woogaroo Forest![]()
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For more information go to savewoogarooforest.com.au/events
Local friends, please help support our volunteer work and have fun at the same time!![]()
Join us at Archer Brewing Co for a fun night of trivia ahead of the upcoming spring/summer busy season. ![]()
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All proceeds will go to Bat Conservation and Rescue QLD (BCRQ) to help us rescue, rehabilitate and raise awareness for these amazing creatures. ![]()
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This is general trivia. Not especially bat-focussed.![]()
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Date: 13th August 📅![]()
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Time: checkin 6:00pm for a 6:30pm start ⏰![]()
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Location: Archer Brewing, Shed 1/278 Newmarket Road, Wilston![]()
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🤫 Silent Auction! ![]()
🎁 Prizes!![]()
📕 Trivia!![]()
🦇 Support Brissie Bats! ![]()
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Tickets $15 available at:![]()
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events.humanitix.com/bat-benefit-bonanza-for-bat-conservation-and-rescue-qld
Is one large teddy bear big enough for five Little Red Flying Fox orphans? It is!![]()
These little treasures are more of the orphans we’re currently raising. This is thanks to the dedicated wildlife rescuer in this central Queensland town, where residents have been illegally disturbing the colony. And then to our similarly dedicated central Qld members along with everyone who has volunteered to help transport and/or care for these orphans. Thank you all.![]()
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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 cutie is Sweetie. He was spotted early one morning on the ground in a car park of a building that backs onto a flying fox camp. Thanks very much to this caring man for calling to get this young grey-headed flying fox help. Sweetie has a wound on his chest with punctures in it. This suggests something with claws tried to grab him. We don’t know if it was a free roaming cat or a bird, but Sweetie would have screeched and flapped to scare the predator off. Well done Sweetie!![]()
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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.
A wonderfully caring woman, Diana, saw a young grey-headed flying fox crawling across a bike path so stopped to help.![]()
Flying foxes instinctively know they are unsafe on the ground, so they’ll crawl until they find something to climb up and hang from. In Marcel’s case, that something was the wheel of Diana’s bike!![]()
Thanks very much to Diana who stayed with Marcel until our rescuers arrived, gave him his lovely name, and gave us permission to use her videos.![]()
Marcel seemed dazed at first but after nearly a week of intensive care, he was moved to a flight aviary, where he’s continuing his 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.
Henrietta, a grey-headed flying fox, was rescued in late February suffering from Flying Fox Paralysis Syndrome (FFPS). Her symptoms were fairly advanced and it wasn’t clear at first if she would recover. With patient, loving care, Henrietta slowly regained the ability to lap, swallow and blink. Four months later, she fully regained the weight she lost, rebuilt her strength, and was ready for release. Be safe, Henrietta.![]()
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Note: We release flying foxes during the day directly into their local colony. This gives them time to get their bearings and settle before they need to worry about foraging for the night.![]()
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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 call us immediately on 0488 228 134 for Brisbane and surrounds, or your local wildlife rescue in other regions.
Cotton is a little broadnosed bat who landed on a cotton bale on a truck. While snoozing, the truck left Cotton’s home in western Queensland and drove 580km (360 miles) to Brisbane, where Cotton was discovered. Cotton recovered quickly from his ordeal. Microbats have a small home range so he needed to be released back where he came from. Thus the Epic Microbat Release Road Trip came to be, featuring our president, her 56 year old Kingswood ute named Tilly, and one of our wonderful overseas volunteers. It included a night’s rest stop with some of our Toowoomba team.![]()
A study* showed that the value of microbat insect-eating services to the cotton industry in Australia is over $63 million per year. That’s every year and just one crop. Other crops benefit too. We are delighted Cotton is back in his home, helping control the bugs for the cotton growers in Dirranbandi.![]()
* Kolkert et al, 2021![]()
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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 received a call for a bat hanging low in a tree in a park one evening. By the time our rescuer arrived, this adult black flying fox, Wilma, had climbed higher, so several other of our volunteers came to help. She seemed bruised and sore. At first, Wilma shared an enclosure with some Little Red Flying Fox orphans. Before long, we moved her to an aviary with other adult girl company, where she’s recovering well.![]()
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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.