Thousands of flying foxes stop airplanes landing in Rockhampton

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In the city of Rockhampton in Queensland, a flying fox population has been bothering humans for a long time. But now the up to 10,000 bats that live in the city's botanical garden are becoming an increasing threat to air traffic. This is partly a “homemade problem.”


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