The koala threat from bats in northeast Australia is potentially a
greater challenge to the marsupial than bushfire.
Scientists
have discovered that bats are acting as flying carriers for a family of deadly
viruses that can trigger the disease in koalas. While Australian bats can
carry coronaviruses, they are not like COVID-19, instead considered distant
relatives of the same virus family, Burnet Institute research officer Joshua
Hayward said….
However
Bats are very important pollinators in tropical and desert climates. They feed on the insects in the flowers as well as on the nectar and flower parts. Over 300 species of fruit depend on bats for pollination.
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