Why are flying-foxes so important?

Our furry flying-fox friends do an incredible job for biodiversity.

Without them, there would be no food and shelter for koalas, no pristine habitat for native birds, and no magnificent forests for us to enjoy.

Did you know:

• Flying-foxes are the largest flying mammal in Australia and use their excellent vision and sense of smell to find their way around vast landscapes at night.
• They support over 100 different native trees and plants by pollinating them and spreading their seeds.
• In one night, flying-foxes can travel 50 km pollinating native trees and spreading up to 60,000 seeds after eating the fruit.
• Many native trees depend on flying-foxes and have co-evolved with them over the last 25-40 million years. Eucalypts, for example, flower more and produce more nectar at night when flying-foxes forage.

Council acknowledges the difficulty flying-foxes cause when they are camped near your home or feed on your trees, but please remember that by protecting flying-foxes and their habitat, we are protecting other native plant and animal species, supporting our local ecosystems, and maintaining biological diversity in our lovely region.