"Conditions deteriorated rapidly." Experts sound alarm after vulnerable species' mortality rate breaks previous record: 'A surge in orphaned pups' first appeared on The Cool Down.

See inside Tolga Bat Hospital, a place for Australia’s injured and orphaned flying foxes.

Inside a rare bat hospital, rescuers care for orphaned flying foxes as deadly heatwaves leave colonies fighting to survive.

Only 180 bats survived intense heat in South Australian town, including 34 babies that carers say face months of recovery ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flying foxes clumped together and died in their thousands during a heatwave in early January. Source: Fly By Night The temperature ...