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NEWS AND UPDATES

With reference to both the hand-rearing of orphaned pups, and the treatment and rehabilitation of adults; flying-fox care in Australia is in a constant state of flux and evolution as new and improved methods are continually coming to light. Researchers and scientists are discovering more about these ecologically invaluable animals with each passing day, and new and improved drugs and treatments are becoming available by pharmaceutical companies and veterinarians respectively. With this in mind, reference works can rapidly become outdated, and the aim of this publication is to be as up to date as is practically possible, with new versions planned at regular intervals (every second year). Version history, availability, and news of upcoming projects are listed below.

CURRENT VERSION & HISTORY

The flying-fox manual 2009 v 1.0 (Current version): released 1st August 2008.

This updated and expanded version includes 30 brand new sections such as: assessing viability, birth defects, gangrene, facial injuries, fur loss, ant bite, toxic shock, understanding wound healing, drug dosage charts, tethered test-flying of rehabilitated adults, and case histories - just to name a few - plus many additions and updates to already existing sections - not to mention a wealth of new photos. Another key area of change (from feedback and requests received) is the volume and addition of many new large high resolution photos. Large photos are invaluable for reference and illustration, but in the previous version, images were limited to a certain width to accommodate lower resolution monitors. These new larger photos open in separate windows by clicking on any images accompanied with the text "to view a larger version of this image - just click on the image above".

The flying-fox manual 2007 v 1.1 published 10th August 2006.

Minor update: changed default font to Arial - forcing Internet Explorer to display page text as written, and intended to be viewed.

The flying-fox manual 2007 v 1.0 first published 1st August 2006.

AVAILABILITY

The flying-fox manual 2009 v1.0 is currently AVAILABLE and IN STOCK. Contact, enquiry, ordering, and purchasing details for this publication are here

PROJECTS

After taking a well-earned few weeks break, I will be starting on the 2011 version of this manual, with a view to release on 1st August 2010. Apart from an already growing list of planned updates and additions, a whole new major section will be added in the form of “the other megabats” - the Tubenosed and Blossom bats.

This website first launched on 8th April 2007.

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