Gunnedah’s bat ‘backpacker hostel’
Gunnedah is going batty about an increased presence of flying foxes in the area. But before the creature’s critics sink in the fangs on social media about the tiny mammals, they might want to hear the plight of their flight. The bats have been seemingly increasing in number and activity in the Gunnedah area. Every evening around dusk, the bats take flight in their thousands from their daytime “camps” near the Namoi River. Many curious community members have pondered questions about the visitors such as ‘why are they here?’ and ‘are they dangerous?’ Others have expressed concern about the smell, […]
