Chàng trai đi bộ qua Orchard dừng lại khi nhìn thấy quả bóng lông bị rối trong lưới
“Anh ấy hầu như không di chuyển, nhưng vẫn chiến đấu cho cuộc sống của mình.”
Một mình và ướt sũng, một con cáo bay đầu xám gần đây đã thấy mình trong một tình huống dính. Con dơi bướng bỉnh, sau này được đặt tên là Giô-na, đang đi du lịch thì vô tình bị mắc kẹt trong một mảnh lưới trái cây bất hợp pháp.
May mắn cho Jonah, một người nào đó trong khu nhà nhận thấy bóng dáng run rẩy của anh bám vào lưới và liên hệ với Wildlife Victoria để được giúp đỡ.
“Tôi đã chấp nhận trường hợp cứu hộ và nhanh chóng thu thập thiết bị cứu hộ của mình”, nhân viên cứu hộ Sean Vintin nói với The Dodo.
Arriving at the scene, Vintin almost couldn’t believe his eyes.
“I was surprised at how small Jonah was,” Vintin said. “I wasn’t expecting a lone pup … He was barely moving, but still fighting for his life.”
Gingerly, Vintin began untangling Jonah from the green netting.
“Jonah’s weakened state made the rescue relatively easy,” Vintin said. “I carefully cut the netting around him using scissors, folded him into a bat wrap to mimic the safety of his mother’s wings, and placed him in a carrier before removing the remainder of the illegal netting from the fruit tree.”
Vintin took Jonah to Joey and Bat Sanctuary Melbourne, where experts were ready to help him recover. In no time, Jonah was relaxing and gaining his strength.
“Jonah has settled very well into care,” Vintin said. “He loves to spend time on my shoulder or chest after his 6 a.m. bottle.”
When he’s not busy snuggling with Vintin, Jonah enjoys hanging with other orphaned bats at the sanctuary, playing and learning with them.
Vintin hopes Jonah’s story helps spread the word about the dangers of illegal fruit netting, which often affects bat mothers out gathering food for their babies. If everyone did their part, bats like Jonah would have much less to worry about.
“We wish more people were aware that [grey-headed flying foxes] are considered to be vulnerable to extinction, that they are a keystone species with immense importance in maintaining the health and diversity of the precious Australian ecosystem,” Vintin said. “[W]e need to find ways to coexist with this incredibly important native species before it is too late.”