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Ku-ring-gai Flying-fox Reserve This bushland reserve in the northern Sydney suburb of Gordon is an important maternity site and a link in the chain of campsites occupied by Grey-headed Flying-foxes Pteropus poliocephalus as they move about their range finding food. This camp has been occupied since at least the 1960s with reports of occasional earlier occupation. Ku-ring-gai Flying-fox Reserve is now 15 hectares in area following the addition of almost half a hectare in 2007. Other flying-fox camps in the Sydney region are located at Cabramatta Creek, Parramatta Park, Emu Plains, Yarramundi and the Royal Botanic Gardens. Sites such as Duck Creek, Kurnell, Wolli Creek, Kareela, Oatley and Avalon have been recently occupied but not continuously.
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Ku-ring-gai Flying-fox Reserve Bat Counts
The number of flying-foxes roosting in a camp site is estimated by counting the animals as they fly out at night to forage for food. Regular monthly counts conducted at Ku-ring-gai Flying-Fox Reserve, Gordon, contribute to our understanding of the grey-headed flying-fox population in Australia as a whole.
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Ku-ring-gai Flying-fox Reserve Habitat Restoration Project
Loss of canopy trees for roosting threatens the long-term viability of the Gordon colony. If the camp were forced to move, it is unlikely there would be another local site which didn't cause conflict with human neighbours. The aim of the habitat restoration project is to restore the habitat for the flying-foxes so that they can continue to use the site, and to regenerate the native vegetation communities to retain the diversity of local flora and fauna.
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Protocol for Flying-Fox Release
This protocol incorporates the principle of mirroring the development of wild flying-foxes for the release of hand-reared, orphaned ones. It is based on observations and experience of members of Ku-ring-gai Bat Conservation Society Inc (KBCS) and on the findings of research.
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Downloads
 | Ku-ring-gai Management Plan.pdf | 1.09 MB |
| This Plan for the Ku-ring-gai Flying- fox Reserve is considered as a plan of management in relation to clause 3.7 of the Voluntary Conservation Agreement and under section 72 (1) (e) of the National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1974, and is considered a specific reserve management plan under Council's Bushland Plan of Management prepared under the Local Government Act, 1993 (NSW). |
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| Release Protocol.pdf | 289.83 KB |
| This protocol incorporates the principle of mirroring the development of wild flyingfoxes for the release of hand-reared, orphaned ones. It is based on observations and experience of members of Ku-ring-gai Bat Conservation Society Inc (KBCS) and on the findings of research. |
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| KFFR_Habitat_Restoration_project_EM&RVol1No1_2000.pdf | 5.52 MB |
| Pallin, N. 2000. Ku-ring-gai Flying-fox Reserve Habitat Restoration Project, 15 years on. Ecological Management & Restoration, 1(1): 10-20. (Warning: large file size) |
Last modified by KBCS Inc. on 2009/05/02.
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