Video: The recent heat wave sweeping across Australia has caused hundreds of endangered grey-headed flying foxes to die, still hanging in the trees!
Hundreds of flying foxes in Adelaide’s Botanic Park have been found dead in what ecologists say is a devastating result of the heatwave that has hit Australia.
Death in the trees. The recent #heatwave has killed hundreds of threatened grey-headed flying foxes in Singleton. Pic: Wildlife Aid #wildoz pic.twitter.com/HmZNYe3VHP
— Mary Lloyd (@MaryLloyd4) February 12, 2017
Hundreds of threatened grey-headed flying foxes have succumbed to +45° heat in Singelton (Pic: Wildlife Aid)#heatwave #environment #wildoz pic.twitter.com/GLnQ7DEBtL
— Mary Lloyd (@MaryLloyd4) February 12, 2017