Flying foxes in Australia face culling for orchard damage, electrocution from power lines, and heat stress events that kill thousands in mass mortality events.
Flying foxes face multiple human-caused welfare threats including electrocution deaths on power lines, heat mortality during extreme weather events, and culling for agricultural damage. Extreme heat events cause mass suffering as bats experience hyperthermia. Line insulation programs significantly reduce electrocution deaths. As climate change intensifies heat events, supporting flying fox welfare during heat emergencies becomes increasingly important.