Noosa Golf Club is today meeting with Flying Fox experts and netting companies to come up with a solution to the issue of bats flying into driving nets.
Dozens of bats have died after flying into the nets over the past week.
Antony Bourn, President of Wildlife South East Queensland (SEQ), told Noosa Today a meeting had been scheduled to work through the issue.
Overnight, only one bat was caught in the nets. “It was a clear night and there were floodlights on,” Mr Bourn said.
Noosa Golf Club has said it would keep the netting on its driving range in place, despite dozens of flying foxes being trapped over the last few days.
President Dale Officer told Noosa Today yesterday the nets would remain in the short-term, subject to discussions with fencing experts in the coming weeks.
“We’re exploring options with fencing contractors,” he said.
Noosa Golf Club has been paying almost $2,000 a day for a cherry picker to assist wildlife carers retrieve the bats. They are also providing water for the carers and additional assistance.
Meanwhile, a Sunshine Coast wildlife carer Katrina Odgers, about 15 were lost on Wednesday, and another 25 were trapped Thursday morning.
“The nets are so high. These bats are flying into them and they are exhausted.”
“This is about the fourth time it’s happened over the last month.”
Ms Odgers said they were transferring the bats to Australia Zoo.
“We’re transferring them to the zoo because they are so critical.”
Little red flying foxes seasonally migrate through Noosa from late spring, coinciding with the flowering of bloodwoods and other eucalypts, and are protected under both state and federal legislation.
