Trees Planted in Effort to Protect Flying Foxes from Heatwaves

Trees have been planted and a sprinkler system installed in Western Sydney to help flying foxes survive heatwaves. 

Greater Sydney Parklands and wildlife rescue service WIRES installed 36 sprinkler systems and 1,860 metres of piping along the Parramatta River.

The project is in response to a mass death of fly foxes in the area in the summer of 2019.