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- Title
Displacement of Black Flying-foxes Ptero pus alecto from Batchelor, Northern Territory.
- Authors
Phillips, Peter; Hauser, Philip; Letnic, Mike
- Abstract
This paper reports upon an operation to displace camps of Black Flying-foxes Pteropus alecto using non-lethal methods from the town of Batchelor. The flying-foxes showed a preference for camping in African Mahogany trees Khala senegalensis. Flying-foxes were dispersed by a team of Parks and Wildlife staff and community volunteers using a combination of smoke, non-lethal plastic shot and noise. The flying-foxes ceased roosting in the town during the operation but continued efforts were required to ensure that flying-fox camps did not re-establish within the town. The use of methods for dispersal, the removal of camp trees and public relations are discussed.
- Subjects
FLYING foxes; PEST control; ANIMALS; SPECTACLED flying fox; NONLETHAL weapons; PUBLIC relations
- Publication
Australian Zoologist, 2007, Vol 34, Issue 2, p119
- ISSN
0067-2238
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7882/AZ.2007.009