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The Bat House

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Many visitors to Cape Tribulation will leave shaking their heads in amazement after having met one of the more fascinating inhabitants of the rainforest - a flying fox. As rainforest ambassadors, they are unrivalled - friendly, intelligent and definitely with personality plus. They are great show-stoppers and crowd pleasers, and great for getting visitors to start asking questions about the rainforests (as well as losing their fear of bats).

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Volunteers

Volunteers

Volunteers will assist in research activities and the daily running and maintenance of the Research Station, the Bat House and the 25 acre grounds; thereby contributing to the overall success of AUSTROP and its conservation aims.

Possible activities are:

  • Helping out in the Bat House, interacting with visitors and flying foxes
  • Feeding the resident bat colony
  • Radio-tracking bats and other animals
  • Removing invasive plants from rainforest plots
  • Replanting native plant species
  • Counting figs
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