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Saturday, May 28, 2016
Town in state of emergency after invasion of 100,000 bats
An Australian town is in a 'state of emergency' because it has been
overtaken by a swarming mass of 100,000 bats.
The grey-headed flying foxes are overrunning Batemans Bay in New South
Wales and the problem is so bad they are on almost every surface and in
every tree.
Danielle Smith, who lives in the plagued town, said: "I can't open the
windows, I can't use the clothes lines, it's just, I can't study because
the noise just goes constantly. I can't concentrate. It's not fun."
She added: "The bats came and they are just out of control. We just
can't do anything because of them."
Russell Schneider, of the Flying Fox Task Force, said: "This is the
biggest, this is unprecedented. They've never been seen in these
numbers."
A statement from the task force said many of the townspeople felt 'isolated, powerless, and many had become prisoners in their own homes'.
Officially, the grey-headed flying foxes are listed as a vulnerable species so authorities cannot kill them.
Instead, they are considering deterring them using smoke and noise. One
approach under consideration is clearing all the local vegetation and
officials have already started chopping down trees.
Animal rights groups are insisting that patience is the only thing that
will work, saying the bats will move on of their own accord when ready.
But people who live in the town are desperate for a solution.
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