Caring for orphaned bats in your own home is costly and stressful, but 'very rewarding'

You’ve heard of the ‘Crazy Cat Lady’ – now meet the woman who describes herself as a ‘Crazy Bat Lady’.

Far North Queensland wildlife carer Rebecca Koller dedicates every waking hour tending to almost 500 spectacled flying fox pups.

The fruit bats came into care following extreme heat events over the summer which wiped out a third of the keystone mammal’s population - a major factor for the species being declared ‘Endangered’ by the federal Environment Minister earlier this year.

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