Pink batts aren’t the only bats that will be preying on environment minister Peter Garrett’s mind at the moment. A problem looms for the embattled minister in the form of flying foxes, writes Nick Edards.
Bats
Learning from animals
Ten things that science and technology have pilfered from the animal kingdom, including bullet trains mimicked on kingfisher bills and vibrating walking sticks that copy bat technology (ever heard of ‘blind as a bat’?).
The week’s hot topics on talkback radio…
Bats - Why can’t we kill them?
Opposing windfarms on environmental grounds
Fran Baily is standing alongside concerned residents in the battle against a Victorian windfarm project. And it may turn out her stance may be pro-environment as well as populist politics.
