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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about botanic gardens focus on the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney, Australia, and a controversial plan to evict a colony of 22,000 grey-headed flying foxes. The bats, a vulnerable species, have damaged rare trees in the gardens, leading to a court ruling that allows the use of loud noise to drive them away. Conservation groups argue the gardens are a critical roosting habitat and that the bats may relocate to nearby neighborhoods. The topic highlights the conflict between preserving botanical collections and protecting wildlife, with implications for urban ecology and species management.
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Australian city to expel 22,000 bats from downtown gardens
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A colony of 22,000 bats may be coming to a neighbourhood near you after an Australian court served the flying foxes with an eviction notice and allowed the government to chase them away with loud industrial noise. The court ruled that the grey-headed flying foxes, the...- cybercore
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