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Outfoxed: Inside the Shoalhaven Bat Clinic

By AG STAFF • March 12, 2020

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Meet Janine Davies, the manager of the Shoalhaven Bat Clinic and Sanctuary. During the bushfires, Janine was inundated with starving flying foxes. And most of the support she got was from overseas, rather than from Aussies. Flying foxes are a maligned species, but they’re essential pollinators. Even koalas rely on them. This is Janine’s story. 🦇

Director: Angela Heathcote
Director of Photography: Patrick Wiecks
Sound design and original score: Pip Leason
Colour: Jake Jackson

With special thanks to the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife.

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