Flying fox camp monitoring continues

Eurobodalla Council continues to monitor known flying fox camps throughout Eurobodalla, including at Catalina, the Batemans Bay Water Gardens, Tuross Head and Narooma.

Council’s Divisional Manager Environmental Services Deb Lenson said these camps were currently small and were recently inspected by representatives from the NSW Governments’ Office of Environment and Heritage with Council.

“OEH confirmed there were dependent and newly independent young in the camps and the approval conditions prohibit dispersal in this circumstance,” she said.

“We continue to liaise with our neighbours in Bega and Shoalhaven and are in regular contact with the NSW and Australian governments as well as research organisations working on flying foxes across the country.”

Ms Lenson said Council was also monitoring old known camp sites in Moruya and Moruya Heads.

“We will continue to monitor the location and size of camps, flying-fox behaviour, wellbeing and breeding status, and we ask that the community helps by reporting new daytime sightings of camps to Council,” she said.

For more information, or to report sightings, visit www.esc.nsw.gov.au/flyingfoxes