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In 2007, a colony of bats took up residence in the melaleuca tree reserve behind their property. Today, the couple say that their home has been devalued and they are stressed out by the continuous noise and smell that comes from the colony, ...
Fears over bat colonies on CoastA MURWILLUMBAH estate is under siege from a colony of 20,000 screeching flying foxes, with the constant noise and stench of the creatures driving residents batty.
Today, the couple say that their home has been devalued and they are stressed out by the continuous noise and smell that comes from the colony, which is estimated to have grown to up to 20,000 bats during summer.
The exasperated couple, who have been forced to enclose their outside sitting area to bat-proof their home, said, despite complaints to authorities, they had nowhere to turn.
"This is getting very tedious. Everyone with a bat story to tell (even when it isn't that interesting or relevant) comes out of the woodwork for their 15 minutes of media attention. Anyway, one poster is dead right, an entire colony site was burned to the ground a few years ago at Dulguigan. The perpetrators were taken to court for a slap on the wrist and the displaced bats predictably ended up becoming a nuisance for someone else. Wayne and Eunice should be blaming the vandals in Dulguigan."
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This is getting very tedious. Everyone with a bat story to tell (even when it isn't that interesting or relevant) comes out of the woodwork for their 15 minutes of media attention. Anyway, one poster is dead right, an entire colony site was burned to the ground a few years ago at Dulguigan. The perpetrators were taken to court for a slap on the wrist and the displaced bats predictably ended up becoming a nuisance for someone else. Wayne and Eunice should be blaming the vandals in Dulguigan.
Dear Eunice, please tell the full and truthful story. National Parks counts are less than 10,000. The flying foxes would never have taken up residence there if their previous camps hadn't been destroyed - they need a home too. Unfortunately they had nowhere else in the area that meets their needs. Blame the vandals of Dallis Park and Dulguigan.
We know your pain - this is the same as our experience at Ormeau - unless you've lived with it 24/7 you never know quite how stressful it can be. They allow cane farmers to burn acres of their land killing wildlife and insects important to the eco-system (cane toads excepted) but wont allow the bats to be smoked out humanely with smoke bombs - They can fly away just as they would in the case of a bushfire. The green campaingners need to get a grip on what's really important here.
Won't the greenies love this story? Their sanctimonious cries for the bats will be made from their own 'bat free environments'. It is these people who have given the rise to the likes of Brown, Milne, Hanson-Young, who have sold their soul to another power-seeker that enables crazy laws that protects the species at a time of 'explosion'. Protect the Higgins, return to sanity and next election send the Greens and Gillard into oblivion.
Who do these people think they are?Of course,bats are much more important than humans,bats pay rates,income taxes,gst,phone bills,electricity,gas,petrol tax, etc, etc.They must be protected under all circumstances.Dahhhhhhhhh.
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