Post by jonsdigs on Dec 20, 2007 20:24:39 GMT -5
Bats make life hell for families
Daily Examiner (NZ)
12/20/2007
EACH day before the sun comes up 72-year-old Brian Johnson gets out of bed to turn on his front and back verandah lights to ward off invaders.
He then has some quick breakfast and returns outside to clean up the mess left by those invaders he was not able to keep away.
This has been the Maclean resident's daily routine since a colony of flying foxes moved in near his Cameron Street property in August this year. He is sick of it.
The tree canopy in neighbouring vacant land is becoming increasingly denuded and there is constant smell and screeching. He cleans more than 60 pieces of excrement daily, and that is without going near the roof.
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Daily Examiner (NZ)
12/20/2007
EACH day before the sun comes up 72-year-old Brian Johnson gets out of bed to turn on his front and back verandah lights to ward off invaders.
He then has some quick breakfast and returns outside to clean up the mess left by those invaders he was not able to keep away.
This has been the Maclean resident's daily routine since a colony of flying foxes moved in near his Cameron Street property in August this year. He is sick of it.
The tree canopy in neighbouring vacant land is becoming increasingly denuded and there is constant smell and screeching. He cleans more than 60 pieces of excrement daily, and that is without going near the roof.
Full Story