Kooloonbung Creek Flying Fox Camp Management Plan

The Kooloonbung Creek Flying Fox Camp Management Plan was adopted in June 2019. The plan governs our approach to flying-fox management - balancing the needs of residents living near the camp and the welfare and conservation of the flying-fox. It identifies actions that will be taken to:

• manage community impacts and concerns associated with the camp,
• sustainably manage the flying fox camp more effectively,
• improve community understanding on the critical ecological role of flying foxes,
• ensure long term conservation of flying-foxes and their habitat,
• ensure camp management does not contribute to loss of biodiversity or increase threats to threatened species within the reserve

The November 2021 Report below outlines the actions that have been implemented under the Plan.

Flying-fox camp numbers

Numbers generally increase in spring and with seasonal migration and breeding cycles. Numbers can also fluctuate with changing temperatures, and food and water availability. Monitoring of flying fox numbers began in 2012 as part of a national program. The largest number was recorded in 2014 in the range of 173,000, however camp numbers are usually below 20,000.

Counts of our known camps occur quarterly as part of a National Census and extra counts are done throughout the year when camp numbers are noticeably changing. Refer to recent census data below.