From 2012 to 2022 we counted an average of 580,000 gray-headed flying foxes in each survey. But total numbers ranged between 330,000 and 990,000, with strong seasonal variation.

More than 150,000 grey-headed flying foxes roosted in Gympie, Queensland, after much of their habitat burned during the Black Summer of 2019-20. Credit: Eric Vanderduys, CSIRO Read more ...