Mass starvation of grey-headed flying foxes and premature birth of pups
* "Hundreds of grey-headed flying foxes have given birth prematurely across NSW after a suspected mass starvation event. Wildlife rescue volunteers have received more than 460 reports of malnourished flying foxes since late September."
"The Department of #ClimateChange, Energy, the #Environment and Water said the cause of the starvation event and premature births remained a mystery." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-10/premature-flying-fox-births-nsw/107242188
* If the flying foxes did not have wings, they could easily pass as a dog and Australians would spend 31.6 million pa.on their care as they do for their wingless dogs.
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