Wildlife Madagascar’s Flying Fox Work Featured in Discover Wildlife

Article from the team at BBC Wildlife Magazine highlights a newly documented roost at Tsingy de Namoroka National Park

Wildlife Madagascar’s work with Madagascan flying foxes (Pteropus rufus) has been featured in Discover Wildlife, by the team at BBC Wildlife Magazine, following a visit to Tsingy de Namoroka National Park by the Edges of Earth Expedition team last year.

The article, published on 4 November, describes how the expedition set out hoping to find a newly documented flying fox roost. They saw hundreds of the bats overhead, with light shining through their wings. Expedition leader Andi Cross said they were struck by how clearly the veins could be seen.

The team met with Dr. Tim Eppley, Wildlife Madagascar’s chief conservation officer, to learn how the organisation is working with Malagasy communities and researchers to monitor the roost. The article covers Wildlife Madagascar’s interest in the bats’ role in spreading seeds. They can travel up to 30 miles in a night and help forests regrow. It also covers the pressure that deforestation puts on Madagascar’s three endemic fruit bat species.

Read the full article: https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/flying-foxes-madagascar