Black bat infants rescued from Rockhampton ready for release three months after state-wide rescue mission
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FebFebruary 2021 at 3:28am
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More than 70 baby black bats on the brink of starvation three months ago are now being released into the wild after carer groups from across Queensland united in their rescue.
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Carers from around Queensland coordinated teams to help the struggling local team
Scores of rescued babies have been successfully hand-raised and are now being released into wild colonies
As the health officials in Australia are on high alert after highly transmissible new Coronavirus variants made it into the country, three bats have tested positive for Australian lyssavirus in Queensland in recent weeks.
After the detection of Australian Bat Lyssavirus that can cause serious illness in humans, the health officials have renewed their warnings and have asked not to handle any injured animals.
The most recent case of the virus was identified in a bat at Anstead Bushland Reserve, in Brisbane s south-west. A spokesperson for Queensland Health s Metro-North Health Unit said, We have been in contact with those people who reported the bat when it was found and those who cared for it.