But the spectacled flying fox has no immunity and the toxin is almost always fatal," Fox said. The bats are listed as vulnerable in Australia and have the smallest distribution of its four flying ...

DOWN TO JUST 100,000 individuals, the spectacled flying-fox population is estimated to have declined by up to 50 per cent over the past decade. Named for the straw-coloured fur that surrounds their ...

Cairns Regional Council's plans to disperse thousands of spectacled flying foxes from the CBD will be costly, ineffective and stressful to the bats, environmental groups say.

Spectacled flying foxes gather in noisy social roosts – but their presence is often feared or found annoying. Cre8 design/Shutterstock For many years, authorities attempted to move flying fox ...

Two months ago, a record-breaking heatwave devastated Australia's population of spectacled flying foxes.

Before a heat wave in Australia last November, the country was home to an estimated 75,000 spectacled fruit bats (also known as the spectacled flying fox). The bats reside mostly in the northeast ...

The Spectacled Flying Fox is found in northern Australia. It has a wingspan of about 5.6 feet (1.7 meters) and is named for the light-colored fur around its eyes, which look like glasses.

Flying squirrel and fox have a brief midnight encounter outside a reporter's home in Fairfax early Monday morning.

Spectacled flying-fox (Pteropus conspicillatus). Image credit: shutterstock Spectacled flying-foxes occur on Cape York Peninsula’s eastern coast in northern Queensland. The name comes from the ...

Two months ago, a record-breaking heatwave devastated Australia's population of spectacled flying foxes.