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Subscriber only IPSWICH Nature Centre is set to remain closed to the public for the foreseeable future amid a record-breaking flying fox infestation. Councillor Russell Milligan on Tuesday revealed the latest figures showed about 22,500 of the animals were currently roosting at Queens Park. The largest number previously recorded was in 2014 at a total of about 15,000. The revelation comes just weeks after Ipswich City Council closed the area in response safety concerns over the growing population. West Moreton Health also confirmed two bats infected with Australian Bat Lyssavirus were found around Ipswich Central State School last week. The virus can prove lethal to humans, if infected.