Flying fox slaughter in Melbourne

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Subject:	Flying fox slaughter in Melbourne
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Date:	Mon, 27 Mar 2000 20:21:38 +1000

Sorry to intrude a non-bird request but I can't find anything on
the net or in my local newspaper and I want to know who is
organising protests, petitions etc..

Recently the new Victorian minister for "the environment"
announced that ALL the c8000 fruit bats camping in the Melbourne
Botanic Gardens would be killed in view of the damage to trees,
annoyance to visitors ...

There is only one other flying fox camp in Victoria: at
Mallacoota (c400 bats). Both must include animals from NSW.

Our flying foxes are lovely, fascinating and endangered. It's
great to see them in the Botanic Gardens or around my local
patch.

Can anyone help please.

Michael Norris



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