Experts sound alarm after vulnerable species' mortality rate breaks previous record: 'A surge in orphaned pups'

Experts sound alarm after vulnerable species' mortality rate breaks previous record: 'A surge in orphaned pups'

The Australian government had already declared grey-headed flying foxes "vulnerable," making the region's largest mass casualty event during a recent heat wave more concerning. What's happening? Thousands of grey-headed flying foxes, also known as fruit bats, were reported to have died in a heat wave pushing 100 degrees Fahrenheit across New South Wales, People reported. Five hundred were found dead in Brooks Creek, 170 in Figtree, at least 40 i…