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Bats invade the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia - 29 Feb 2008
Mandatory Credit: Photo by James D. Morgan / Rex Features ( 740384P )
It is census time in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens.But it is not humans who are being counted. It is the furry winged invaders that occupied the green sanctuary during the drought and have turned it into their inner-city squat. A year ago, said Tim Entwisle, the executive director of the Botanic Gardens Trust, it was thought the gardens were home to about 11,000 grey-headed flying foxes. Now, he suspects, there could be twice that many. "They are slowly trashing the place," he said. Branches have been breaking under their weight and their urine and droppings have been poisoning plants. "They are destroying the palm grove," said Dr Entwisle. "They are killing the trees. We have had 12 trees die and 45 are on the critical list. A couple on the critical list were planted in the 1820s."Although the new count, being undertaken by volunteers, will not be completed for several weeks, Dr Entwisle expects it will confirm that previous estimates of the flying fox population have been wildly underestimated. Among trees under threat is a flowering ash that was almost killed by the drought.In the 1990s, flying fox numbers were dramatically reduced by staff bashing metal lids, frightening the animals away. Now the gardens trust is seeking government permission to resume the evictions, possibly using mobile loud speakers on buggies to disturb them. Dr Entwisle said the evictions, if approved, would probably not begin until autumn next year, after the next breeding season. "The welfare of the flying foxes is important to us."
Bat Colony Overwhelming Botanic Garden
BAT COLONY OVERWHELMING BOTANIC GARDEN
It's census time at Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens; however, it isn't people or even flowers that are due to be counted but a swarm of furry winged squatters.
A drought has meant that the lush spaces of the botanical gardens have...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CHXGHDT
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Bats invade the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia - 29 Feb 2008
Mandatory Credit: Photo by James D. Morgan / Rex Features ( 740384I )
It is census time in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens.But it is not humans who are being counted. It is the furry winged invaders that occupied the green sanctuary during the drought and have turned it into their inner-city squat. A year ago, said Tim Entwisle, the executive director of the Botanic Gardens Trust, it was thought the gardens were home to about 11,000 grey-headed flying foxes. Now, he suspects, there could be twice that many. "They are slowly trashing the place," he said. Branches have been breaking under their weight and their urine and droppings have been poisoning plants. "They are destroying the palm grove," said Dr Entwisle. "They are killing the trees. We have had 12 trees die and 45 are on the critical list. A couple on the critical list were planted in the 1820s."Although the new count, being undertaken by volunteers, will not be completed for several weeks, Dr Entwisle expects it will confirm that previous estimates of the flying fox population have been wildly underestimated. Among trees under threat is a flowering ash that was almost killed by the drought.In the 1990s, flying fox numbers were dramatically reduced by staff bashing metal lids, frightening the animals away. Now the gardens trust is seeking government permission to resume the evictions, possibly using mobile loud speakers on buggies to disturb them. Dr Entwisle said the evictions, if approved, would probably not begin until autumn next year, after the next breeding season. "The welfare of the flying foxes is important to us."
Bat Colony Overwhelming Botanic Garden
BAT COLONY OVERWHELMING BOTANIC GARDEN
It's census time at Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens; however, it isn't people or even flowers that are due to be counted but a swarm of furry winged squatters.
A drought has meant that the lush spaces of the botanical gardens have...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CHXGHDT
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Bats invade the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia - 29 Feb 2008
Mandatory Credit: Photo by James D. Morgan / Rex Features ( 740384H )
It is census time in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens.But it is not humans who are being counted. It is the furry winged invaders that occupied the green sanctuary during the drought and have turned it into their inner-city squat. A year ago, said Tim Entwisle, the executive director of the Botanic Gardens Trust, it was thought the gardens were home to about 11,000 grey-headed flying foxes. Now, he suspects, there could be twice that many. "They are slowly trashing the place," he said. Branches have been breaking under their weight and their urine and droppings have been poisoning plants. "They are destroying the palm grove," said Dr Entwisle. "They are killing the trees. We have had 12 trees die and 45 are on the critical list. A couple on the critical list were planted in the 1820s."Although the new count, being undertaken by volunteers, will not be completed for several weeks, Dr Entwisle expects it will confirm that previous estimates of the flying fox population have been wildly underestimated. Among trees under threat is a flowering ash that was almost killed by the drought.In the 1990s, flying fox numbers were dramatically reduced by staff bashing metal lids, frightening the animals away. Now the gardens trust is seeking government permission to resume the evictions, possibly using mobile loud speakers on buggies to disturb them. Dr Entwisle said the evictions, if approved, would probably not begin until autumn next year, after the next breeding season. "The welfare of the flying foxes is important to us."
Bat Colony Overwhelming Botanic Garden
BAT COLONY OVERWHELMING BOTANIC GARDEN
It's census time at Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens; however, it isn't people or even flowers that are due to be counted but a swarm of furry winged squatters.
A drought has meant that the lush spaces of the botanical gardens have...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CHXGHDT
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Bats invade the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia - 29 Feb 2008
Mandatory Credit: Photo by James D. Morgan / Rex Features ( 740384C )
It is census time in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens.But it is not humans who are being counted. It is the furry winged invaders that occupied the green sanctuary during the drought and have turned it into their inner-city squat. A year ago, said Tim Entwisle, the executive director of the Botanic Gardens Trust, it was thought the gardens were home to about 11,000 grey-headed flying foxes. Now, he suspects, there could be twice that many. "They are slowly trashing the place," he said. Branches have been breaking under their weight and their urine and droppings have been poisoning plants. "They are destroying the palm grove," said Dr Entwisle. "They are killing the trees. We have had 12 trees die and 45 are on the critical list. A couple on the critical list were planted in the 1820s."Although the new count, being undertaken by volunteers, will not be completed for several weeks, Dr Entwisle expects it will confirm that previous estimates of the flying fox population have been wildly underestimated. Among trees under threat is a flowering ash that was almost killed by the drought.In the 1990s, flying fox numbers were dramatically reduced by staff bashing metal lids, frightening the animals away. Now the gardens trust is seeking government permission to resume the evictions, possibly using mobile loud speakers on buggies to disturb them. Dr Entwisle said the evictions, if approved, would probably not begin until autumn next year, after the next breeding season. "The welfare of the flying foxes is important to us."
Bat Colony Overwhelming Botanic Garden
BAT COLONY OVERWHELMING BOTANIC GARDEN
It's census time at Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens; however, it isn't people or even flowers that are due to be counted but a swarm of furry winged squatters.
A drought has meant that the lush spaces of the botanical gardens have...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CHXGHDT
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FARMER CAROL MCGUIRE WHO IS USING LLAMAS TO PROTECT HER SHEEP FROM FOXES, BANCHOVY, ABERDEENSHIRE, SCOTLAND, BRITAIN - JUL 2004
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jonathan McDonell / Rex Features (459337d)
Farmer Carol McGuire has drafted in llamas as unlikely security guards to protect her sheep from foxes. After sheepdogs proved useless she desperately needed some other method to keep her flock safe, and since investing in the exotic animals, who fend off predators by spitting, she hasn't lost any sheep. Carol said: 'Getting in llamas was the best thing I've ever done. The sheepdogs kept getting injured and they didn't bond with my sheep at all. But the llamas work because they think of the sheep as one of their own herd. They take extra special care of them'
FARMER CAROL MCGUIRE WHO IS USING LLAMAS TO PROTECT HER SHEEP FROM FOXES, BANCHOVY, ABERDEENSHIRE, SCOTLAND, BRITAIN - JUL 2004
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FARMER CAROL MCGUIRE WHO IS USING LLAMAS TO PROTECT HER SHEEP FROM FOXES, BANCHOVY, ABERDEENSHIRE, SCOTLAND, BRITAIN - JUL 2004
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jonathan McDonell / Rex Features (459337c)
Farmer Carol McGuire has drafted in llamas as unlikely security guards to protect her sheep from foxes. After sheepdogs proved useless she desperately needed some other method to keep her flock safe, and since investing in the exotic animals, who fend off predators by spitting, she hasn't lost any sheep. Carol said: 'Getting in llamas was the best thing I've ever done. The sheepdogs kept getting injured and they didn't bond with my sheep at all. But the llamas work because they think of the sheep as one of their own herd. They take extra special care of them'
FARMER CAROL MCGUIRE WHO IS USING LLAMAS TO PROTECT HER SHEEP FROM FOXES, BANCHOVY, ABERDEENSHIRE, SCOTLAND, BRITAIN - JUL 2004
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FARMER CAROL MCGUIRE WHO IS USING LLAMAS TO PROTECT HER SHEEP FROM FOXES, BANCHOVY, ABERDEENSHIRE, SCOTLAND, BRITAIN - JUL 2004
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jonathan McDonell / Rex Features (459337b)
Farmer Carol McGuire has drafted in llamas as unlikely security guards to protect her sheep from foxes. After sheepdogs proved useless she desperately needed some other method to keep her flock safe, and since investing in the exotic animals, who fend off predators by spitting, she hasn't lost any sheep. Carol said: 'Getting in llamas was the best thing I've ever done. The sheepdogs kept getting injured and they didn't bond with my sheep at all. But the llamas work because they think of the sheep as one of their own herd. They take extra special care of them'
FARMER CAROL MCGUIRE WHO IS USING LLAMAS TO PROTECT HER SHEEP FROM FOXES, BANCHOVY, ABERDEENSHIRE, SCOTLAND, BRITAIN - JUL 2004
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FARMER CAROL MCGUIRE WHO IS USING LLAMAS TO PROTECT HER SHEEP FROM FOXES, BANCHOVY, ABERDEENSHIRE, SCOTLAND, BRITAIN - JUL 2004
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jonathan McDonell / Rex Features (459337a)
Farmer Carol McGuire has drafted in llamas as unlikely security guards to protect her sheep from foxes. After sheepdogs proved useless she desperately needed some other method to keep her flock safe, and since investing in the exotic animals, who fend off predators by spitting, she hasn't lost any sheep. Carol said: 'Getting in llamas was the best thing I've ever done. The sheepdogs kept getting injured and they didn't bond with my sheep at all. But the llamas work because they think of the sheep as one of their own herd. They take extra special care of them'
FARMER CAROL MCGUIRE WHO IS USING LLAMAS TO PROTECT HER SHEEP FROM FOXES, BANCHOVY, ABERDEENSHIRE, SCOTLAND, BRITAIN - JUL 2004
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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