Almost 120 flying foxes hospitalised after giant hail smashes Queensland colony
by Eelemarni Close-Brown from Environment | The Guardian on (#7178N)
Rescued bats taken to RSPCA wildlife hospital in Brisbane's south-west with injuries including faces that were smashed and broken wings'
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When a severe hailstorm hit the tiny Queensland township of Esk on the weekend, it wasn't just people ducking for cover.
Almost 120 flying foxes were injured, some critically, before being rescued by volunteers and admitted to the RSPCA wildlife hospital in Wacol in Brisbane's south-west.
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