Almost 120 flying foxes hospitalised after giant hail smashes Queensland colony

Rescued bats taken to RSPCA wildlife hospital in Brisbane’s south-west with injuries including ‘faces that were smashed and broken wings’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen a severe hailstorm hit the tiny Queensland township of Esk on the weekend, it wasn’t just people ducking for cover.Almost 120 flying foxes were injured, some critically, before being rescued by volunteers and admitted to the RSPCA wildlife hospital in Wacol, in Brisbane’s south-west. Continue reading...