Guest guest Posted June 16, 2001 Report Share Posted June 16, 2001 Botanic Gardens bat-cull over (Melbourne, Australia) From AAP 15jun01 21:40 (AEST) A CULL of grey headed flying foxes in Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens has ended, but gardens management refuse to say how many were killed. Animal welfare activists, who've secretly camped inside the gardens since January in an effort to protect the bats, welcome news of the cull's end. But they're calling for assurances that no more bats be killed and are demanding to know full details of the extent of the cull. The controversial three-month cull began after the gardens' bat population hit 20,000. Gardens management say the creatures were damaging its collection of rare plants, and a limited cull was needed to ease their destructive impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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