RMS to Visit Flying Foxes

THE Roads and Maritime Service will send an ecologist to assess the flying fox population currently inhabiting trees along the gully of the Scone golf course.

Flying foxes in trees along the gully of the Scone golf course

Anna Zycki, regional manager for RMS Hunter region, visited Scone yesterday and said the flying foxes were a good example of why community consultation is important.

“They weren’t there this time last year, so it wasn’t an issue when we did our surveys, but now that we have been told they are there, we need to go and have a look at what that impact is,” she said.

“Our REF (review of environment factors) acknowledged that it could be moderate impact, but we need to go and assess it,” Anna Zucki said.

“They could be there for another week, or they could be there for another three months, we don’t know,” she said.

“As regional manager I occasionally get reports of flying foxes living under bridges, but the ecologist will be able to give us a report in how the population may be impacted.

“It is a good example of why community feedback is really valuable to us and we will act on it,” Ms Zucki said.