Wildlife charity FAWNA is finding an increasing number of rescues where flying foxes are entangled in netting loosely draped over fruiting trees in the past couple of weeks.
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For tips about how to properly net your fruit trees and save unintended harm to wildlife visit the link to the tree netting guide on www.wildlifefriendlyfencing.com
Meredith Ryan from FAWNA says it's that time of year when soft fruits are ripening, and the dry weather is sending the flying-foxes to alternate food sources.
"We are also getting more flying-foxes caught in barbed wire and we would like to caution the public not to try to disentangle them but to call on FAWNA who will send a vaccinated rescuer," she added.
Call 6581 4141 for all wildlife rescues in MidCoast, Port Macquarie-Hastings and Kempsey.
