100000 grey headed flying foxes invade Batemans Bay in New South Wales

The Australian town of Batemans Bay in New South Wales is in a "state of emergency" - it has been invaded by a huge swarming mass of nearly 100,000 bats. These grey-headed flying foxes have occupied every possible empty space and practically on every tree.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 24 May 2016.

The lives of people have been thrown out of gear and peole cannot open the windows or use the clotheslines and he noise is such that no one can concentrate. The Flying Fox Task Force has surrendered to the inevitable as the townspeople feel isolated, powerless, and living as prisoners in their own homes.
Officially, the grey-headed flying foxes are listed as a vulnerable species and, hence, cannot be killed. They can use deterring methods like using smoke and noise. Another is to consider clearing of all the local vegetation - officials have already started chopping down trees. However, animal rights groups feel that patience is the only thing that will work because the bats will move out of their own accord when they are ready to do so.


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