Fruit tree netting that can entangle flying foxes and birds is now banned in Canberra backyards, with residents facing fines of up to $800 if caught continually using it. The ACT government introduced ...

HUNDREDS of flying foxes, bats and birds are perishing in the southeast every year because growers are using the wrong fruit tree netting. Black Rock rescuer Bev Brown said she got calls every day to ...

Bats are becoming unwitting victims of backyards as fruit tree netting ensnares and injures an increasing number of the species. Wahroonga Sydney Wildlife volunteer Sarah Curran has been busy rescuing ...

FLYING foxes are getting snagged in alarming numbers on fruit tree netting on the northern beaches, according to the Wildlife Information, Rescue and Information Service (WIRES). Robyn Hargrave at ...

Mr Meddick and volunteers will distribute flyers into mailboxes in Geelong and other areas of Western Victoria over the rest of summer about the urgency to help fruit-eating native wildlife. With ...

Did you know your household fruit tree netting could be illegal? Legislation advises for use of nets with a mesh size larger than 5mm x 5mm at full stretch. In Victoria, wildlife officers can issue on ...