Flying Fox Problem- In History.

I was reading a recent SMH article about the "Flying Fox relocation plan."  I was interested to read an old article from 5th of January 1932. That in the 1930's frustrated Sydney fruit growers thought  that some poison gas could be generated beneath a bat laden trees.  I suppose the idea of exterminating them was far more appealing than relocation.  Experiments on these bat colonies were carried out, but the gas did not rise quickly enough and the flying foxes flew away before it had any effect. The article ended by stating, "there seems to be no effective method of dealing with them except finding them and shooting them."  I guess these are the issues when you alter their natural habitat.

Flying Fox at Sydney Botanical Gardens.
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Source

1932 'FLYING FOXES.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 5 January, p. 8, viewed 7 May, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16831807