How to Help

Although the MBG has ceased culling the flying foxes in the gardens, we are sad to say that the "Imagine Melbourne Without the Royal Botanic Gardens", and other bat-hate signs are still on display. These signs are positively poisonous and provide no information or insight about the bats - only vilification. The signs are designed to elicit feelings of hatred towards the bats and gauging by comments overheard in Fern Gully, they are largely successful.

In addition to removing the signs, we believe the flyer "Living with Bats", the article Why Culling Won't Work by Les Hall, Greg Richards and Nicki Markus, and some positive images of the bats should be made to be freely available to the public.

Please lobby the RBG. You can call Philip Moors, the Director of the MBG on (03) 92522357, or fax him on (03) 9252 2350. Alternatively, you can email him on rbg@rbgmelb.org.au and PMOORS@rbgmelb.org.au

For those in Melbourne......

Grey-headed flying foxes - information sharing sessions: 1st Saturday of the month. Meet at Gate D, 12noon - and bring a picnic lunch...
July 7, August 4. Please RSVP Tanya on 9484 4811, or e-mail big.old.yak@access.net.au

The Humane Society for Animal Welfare presents: Grey-headed Flying fox Information Sessions

Neither rally or protest, these sessions simply present the views and research of respected scientists, animal welfare and environment groups from around Australia, and are based on information available on the website: www.austrop.org.au/ghff/home.htm

All are welcome to these monthly sessions, held on a lawn under the flying fox camp, at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. We meet at gate D... 2pm Saturday August 4, Sept 1, Oct 6

Donations

If you wish to make a donation to the Humane Society for Animal Welfare or Animals Australia - to help them continue their campaigns, contact the Lawrence Pope, HSAW, 37 O'Connell St. North Melbourne 3051 Ph. 61 3 9328 4028 (outside Aus.) or 03 9328 4028 (within Aus.). Equally, pledges can be made to Glenys Oogies, Animals Australia. P.O. BOX 1023 Collingwood, Victoria, 3066. Ph 61 3 9329 6333 or 03 9329 6333.

If you wish to make a tax deductible donation to assist a range of flying-fox conservation issues, please visit the Australian Tropical Research Foundation website. AUSTROP is a not-for-profit, tax-deductible, environmental organisation that provides financial support for a range of flying-fox campaigns around Australia.

For more Commonweath and State Government environmental information, visit the web site: http://www.edo.org.au/govlinks.htm