FLYING-FOX
CAMP RECORD
Bat.Atlas@anu.edu.au

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You can contribute to a better understanding of the distribution and mobility of flying-foxes in Australia by posting a description of local colonies to Bat Atlas.

If you know of any place anywhere in Australia where flying-fox colonies are camped or have camped in the past, please complete and submit the following questionnaire. Alternatively, you can post a letter to:



Bat Atlas, School of Resources Environment & Society,

Building 48, The Australian National University,
Canberra A.C.T. 0200

 

Year of Record 1900-1910 1911-1920 1921-1930 1931-1940 1941-1950 1951-1960 1961-1970 1971-1980 1981-1990 1990-2000 2000-2005 Last ten years This year Month of Record January February March April May June July August September October November December How many flying-foxes used the camp? 50 100 500 1,000 2,000 5,000 10,000 50,000 100,000 More than 100,000 Don't know What sort of flying-fox were they? Red Black Grey-headed Spectacled The common one What sort of place was the camp? Rainforest Wet sclerophyll forest Riverine forest Paperbark Tea-tree Fresh-water mangrove Salt-water mangrove Bamboo Other If other, please describe Where was the haunt? (eg. On Deep Creek, 5 miles downstream from the outflow of Bamboo Swamp) Please provide contact details Name Address State: Postcode: Contact Number: ( )