Noosa’s bat problem as made international news with UK newspaper The Times publishing an article on 5 December last year with the headline: Giant bats heap misery (and faeces) on Australia.
The article explains an influx of the “world’s largest species of bat” has led to councils offering free air freshener to residents who are being “showered with pungent droppings”.
Noosa is mentioned in the article where the author writes: “The infestation of 400,000 bats is so bad in the Queensland resort town of Noosa that the council is offering residents free supplies of air freshener, covers for their cars and clotheslines, professional cleaning of solar panels and high pressure jet washers”.
