ABOUT BAT CONSERVATION AND RESCUE QLD
Bat Conservation and Rescue Qld
is a registered not-for-profit volunteer organization that strives to help people understand the importance
of all bat species, to provide a prompt and humane rescue service, to raise orphans and to rehabilitate injured bats before returning them to the wild.
BCRQ offers this free 24/7 community service all year round including public holidays.
I HAVE FOUND A BAT
SEEK HELP – PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH BATS!
CALL OUR RESCUE HOTLINE ON 0488 228 134
If a bat bites or scratches a human, it may have to be destroyed and sent for testing for Australian Bat Lyssavirus – do not risk the bat’s life or your health. Only people trained and Rabies vaccinated should handle bats.
A flying-fox hanging on overhead power lines may still be alive. Even if dead, it may be a mother with a live baby tucked up under her wing. Please call BCRQ immediately.
If you find a flying-fox caught on a barbed wire fence, please very carefully and without touching it, throw a towel over the bat to help keep it calm. Then call BCRQ immediately.
If you find a flying-fox caught in fruit tree netting, do not try and cut the bat out of the net but call BCRQ immediately.
If the bat is on the ground, please cover the bat with a cardboard box or a washing basket to contain it and call BCRQ immediately.
Any bat by itself through the day is in trouble.
Keep children and pets away from the bat to help minimise its stress and remember, NO TOUCH NO RISK!
HOW YOU CAN HELP
BECOME A MEMBER
Join as an active or associate member. BCRQ offers free training to members.
MAKE A DONATION
Donate via GoGive, Bank Transfer or PayPal.
All donations of $2.00 and over are tax deductible.
Bradley, an adult black flying fox, has a favourite tree he checks out regularly to see if it has blossom on it. Unfortunately, the tree is near a paling fence and Bradley has had his leg caught on the same fence not once, but twice, 15 months apart! We know it’s him because he was microchipped before he was released the first time.![]()
The gaps at the top of paling fences are very dangerous for flying foxes, often causing fractures. Bradley is incredibly lucky. He took six months to fully recover the first time. The second time, he was called in almost immediately after becoming trapped and our rescuer was there to save him within 15 minutes. So, this time, his time in care should be shorter.![]()
The lovely resident who called both times has promised to put capping along the top of the fence to prevent future disasters. Thank you!![]()
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If you see a bat on its own in the daytime, it needs help. PLEASE DON’T TOUCH THE BAT and give us a call immediately on 0488 228 134 for Brisbane and surrounds, or your local wildlife rescue in other regions.
Claude is a grey-headed flying fox who was seen crawling across a quiet no through road. When he reached a park, he climbed a tree a little way up but had no energy left and just hung there low in the tree. He’s gradually regaining his strength. We expect he’ll need a couple of months at least to fully recover. Thanks to the kind person who saw him and called to get him help.![]()
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If you see a bat on its own in the daytime, it needs help. PLEASE DON’T TOUCH THE BAT and give us a call immediately on 0488 228 134 for Brisbane and surrounds, or your local wildlife rescue in other regions.
Flying foxes can become confused by reflections in glass at night, just as birds can by day. We think that’s how Alice ended up on a 9th level balcony. She’s only a young grey-headed flying fox, still learning about her world. Fortunately, her injuries will heal. She’s enjoying some R&R with other bats while she recovers.![]()
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If you see a bat on its own in the daytime, it needs help. PLEASE DON’T TOUCH THE BAT and give us a call immediately on 0488 228 134 for Brisbane and surrounds, or your local wildlife rescue in other regions.
Microbats have a voracious appetite! They can catch hundreds of insects in an hour, thus doing a great service in controlling pest species such as mosquitoes. We could not possibly catch enough of their natural diet to offer to the bats in our care, so they are fed live mealworms instead.![]()
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If you see a bat on its own in the daytime, it needs help. PLEASE DON’T TOUCH THE BAT and give us a call immediately on 0488 228 134 for Brisbane and surrounds, or your local wildlife rescue in other regions.
Smiley was spotted hanging low in a backyard tree looking poorly. He’s a grey-headed flying fox who has symptoms of Flying Fox Paralysis Syndrome (FFPS). That was July. His recovery has been slow but bit by bit he’s improving and is now in a flight aviary. We expect it will be some months before he’s rebuilt his strength and is ready for release.![]()
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If you see a bat on its own in the daytime, it needs help. PLEASE DON’T TOUCH THE BAT and give us a call immediately on 0488 228 134 for Brisbane and surrounds, or your local wildlife rescue in other regions.
A bush regeneration team was working in some bushland when they spotted a bat hanging alone. They knew something was amiss so called to get her help. Thank you!![]()
Gentileschi is a juvenile grey-headed flying fox who’d had some sort of incident that left her too sore to fly back to her camp. If you have the sound up and hear our rescuer say Gentileschi has fly eggs on her face, you’ll be as relieved as we were to find that the small cream-coloured dots turned out to be pollen! Flying foxes are super important pollinators and Gentileschi is your living demonstration!![]()
She’s recovering well in care and will soon be ready for release back to the wild.![]()
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If you see a bat on its own in the daytime, it needs help. PLEASE DON’T TOUCH THE BAT and give us a call immediately on 0488 228 134 for Brisbane and surrounds, or your local wildlife rescue in other regions.
Some caring people saw a flying fox hanging in a flowering tree near their letterbox and called to get him help. Thank you.![]()
He’s a grey-headed flying fox called Halpin and he has a wound on his upper arm and talon marks, suggesting a bird of prey tried to catch him. Halpin managed to escape the raptor, possibly a white-bellied sea eagle, but his wound was too painful to fly.![]()
See the stylish sling Halpin is wearing on one wing? That’s to stop him licking the wound. Halpin will be in care for some months but we expect him to make a full recovery.![]()
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If you see a bat on its own in the daytime, it needs help. PLEASE DON’T TOUCH THE BAT and give us a call immediately on 0488 228 134 for Brisbane and surrounds, or your local wildlife rescue in other regions.
This gorgeous young black flying fox is Beau. She’s very lucky because she was bumped by a car one evening and has no major injuries; she’s only bruised and sore. Beau is spending her time in a flight aviary until she’s fully recovered and should be ready for release back to the wild before long.![]()
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If you see a bat on its own in the daytime, it needs help. PLEASE DON’T TOUCH THE BAT and give us a call immediately on 0488 228 134 for Brisbane and surrounds, or your local wildlife rescue in other regions.
Dawn is a super lucky young black flying fox. She was spotted hanging by fishing line over a canal with the tide coming in.![]()
Her wonderful finder put aside his hesitation and saved her life by pulling her in by the line, without touching her, then calling for help. Thank you!![]()
Thanks to the team at Australia Zoo for Dawn’s initial acute care. Now she’s continuing to heal in one of our flight aviaries. We’ll get her back in the wild just as soon and she’s ready.![]()
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If you see a bat on its own in the daytime, it needs help. PLEASE DON’T TOUCH THE BAT and give us a call immediately on 0488 228 134 for Brisbane and surrounds, or your local wildlife rescue in other regions.
Many of our Little Red Flying Fox orphans have moved to creche, the next step on their journey to release.![]()
Unlike Black and Grey-headed Flying Foxes, Little Reds hang very close together. How many orphans are in this bunch?![]()
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If you see a bat on its own in the daytime, it needs help. PLEASE DON’T TOUCH THE BAT and give us a call immediately on 0488 228 134 for Brisbane and surrounds, or your local wildlife rescue in other regions.