Not Dogs

[j]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/07/09/2949917.htm

Video link to a stateline story about the Flying foxes which are in Canberra. We rarely have them in Canberra and they are usually well and truly gone by winter, but there is still a decent population of them hanging about.

Chris Tidemann is an interesting man and runs the local Mynah trapping program It is quite successful, but there are plenty more to go.

[Alyosha]

He missed his chance for some decent education about them... sigh. For anyone living in Canberra, for the coming spring and summer please, please make sure that you don't net fruit trees, and try to tell as many other people as you can not to. We had a shocking season for these lovely creatures being killed and maimed in Canberra's backyard netted fig and other fruit trees, just horrific. They are as intelligent and sensitive as dogs and really suffer when injured in nets.

And despite his casual attitude, don't handle bats unless you're vaccinated against Lyssavirus. It has a 100% mortality in humans and despite there being few cases is it really worth the risk? RSPCA ACT Wildlife are the only agency in Canberra that will care for injured and sick bats in the ACT.

[j]

RSPCA wildlife are the ONLY licenced carers in the ACT and they do a great job.

Anyone who says otherwise has been listening to the wrong (very vocal) person.

I noticed one caught on a powerline just near my work the other day. Already deceased unfortunately.