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Our laws failed these endangered flying-foxes at every turn. On Saturday, Cairns council will put another nail in the coffin
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Spectacled fruit bats roosting in trees in central Cairns. North Queensland, Australia Stock Photo - Alamy
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Black and Brown Flying Foxes or Mega-bats Hanging on Trees Stock Photo - Image of male, outdoors: 193507456
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Dispersal of flying foxes from centre of Cairns 'farcical', wildlife groups say | Endangered species | The Guardian
![Spectacled fruit bats roosting in trees in central Cairns. North Queensland, Australia Stock Photo - Alamy Spectacled fruit bats roosting in trees in central Cairns. North Queensland, Australia Stock Photo - Alamy](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/mj7xg6/spectacled-fruit-bats-roosting-in-trees-in-central-cairns-north-queensland-australia-mj7xg6.jpg)
Spectacled fruit bats roosting in trees in central Cairns. North Queensland, Australia Stock Photo - Alamy
![Dispersal of flying foxes from centre of Cairns 'farcical', wildlife groups say | Endangered species | The Guardian Dispersal of flying foxes from centre of Cairns 'farcical', wildlife groups say | Endangered species | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f62350250ffa2134cd351823a98b1248237266b2/153_0_1147_688/500.jpg?quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=57bd4c06f38b20e3a05c4d31c712cf61)