Flying-fox roost locations
The maps below show the general location of flying-fox roosts in Queensland recorded by the department, and include continuously and periodically (seasonally or irregularly) used roosts. The exact location of roosts may vary within a small localised area.
These roost sites are used by one or more of the following species:
- black flying-fox Pteropus alecto
- grey-headed flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus
- little red flying-fox Pteropus scapulatus
- spectacled flying-fox Pteropus conspicillatus.
The maps include:
- Southern Queensland – South East (PDF, 2.0M)*
- Southern Queensland – Sunshine Coast/Burnett region (PDF, 2.3M)*
- Western Queensland (PDF, 1.1M)*
- Far Northern Queensland – Cape York Savanna (PDF, 5.1M)*
- Northern Queensland – Wet Tropics (PDF, 4.2M)*
- Central Queensland – Capricornia region (PDF, 2.4M)*
More detailed maps are also available for each of the following areas:
Roost monitoring program
With the aid of volunteers, the department has regularly monitored flying-fox roosts in South East Queensland since 2007. Other parts of Queensland are monitored opportunistically, when new roosts are reported and in response to emerging issues. In the Wet Tropics area of North Queensland, CSIRO has been conducting censuses of flying-fox roosts for many years.
Monitoring roosts allows the department to gather information and make decisions about how best to manage flying-foxes. The monitoring program provides valuable knowledge about roost sites, including:
- seasonal use and areas of occupancy
- number of animals in the roost
- breeding status and whether young are present
- which species are present
- identifying any issues that may contribute to conflict with people.
In South East Queensland, the department visits majority of known roosts on a monthly basis and additional sites that are more difficult to access, quarterly.
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Last updated 14 May 2012