Poor public attitudes towards flying foxes are the root cause of many problems facing their conservation. In our experience, most people who meet a flying fox up close and personal are captivated by their intelligence, curiosity and personality.

We work with schools mainly through the Tinaroo Environmental Education Centre - in doing so many students across the Wet Tropics have the opportunity to enjoy a positive bat experience. We give talks in the community with interested groups as well as have tours at the hospital itself eg TAFE and University student groups, tourists.

By the end of 2007, we will have an interpretive bat education centre at the hospital. We plan to open to the public in the afternoons from about 3pm. The centre has been given a boost of $27, 640 by Australian Geographic Society, who ran a successful fundraiser late in 2006.

We are also working with Queensland National Parks and Wildlife Service to develop educational materials on Spectacled flying foxes for 10 to 12 year olds.