Rescuing a flying-fox in a tree for 2 days: this is Donnikens
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ธ.ค. 2023
- Donnikens is a subadult male Grey-Headed Flying-Fox who was noticed by some children when he was hanging out in a tree for 2 days in a primary school playground.
The call came describing his height as 6 feet, however it was closer to 6 metres, which is fine because I had all my rescue poles in Froggie McB;
it was a fairly simple pole rescue though, since he wasn't trying to get away or struggle.
I called him Donnikens for his location; Doncaster Ave and Kensington.
His condition deteriorated rapidly after the adrenaline rush of rescue wore off; he died a few hours after I got him home.
RIP Donnikens
Tolga Bat Hospital takes donations for me. Tolga is an awesome place in Far North Queensland, which has charity status. By sending donations to them, they get a percentage (and deserve every cent) and they can allocate money to me for batty expenses without it becoming part of my income stream (which makes tax time difficult).
tolgabathospital.org/donate/
Mention Megabattie or Meg in the PayPal message box and the money will find its way to me.
If no message box appears, please email Jenny to tell her that the money is for me.
IMPORTANT: If you pay through the PayPal Giving Fund, can you please email Jenny with the AMOUNT DONATED and the name under which you have donated, OR just forward along the PP receipt.
The Giving Fund doesn’t charge any fees (so the bats get more money) but PP doesn’t itemise out the amount, they just send a total every month, and we don’t know if the money is for Tolga or for Megabattie.
Here’s Jenny’s email.
jenny@tolgabathospital.org
Donnikens sounds like a sweet pet name you'd call someone named Donnie or Donna. Although he was in the tree for two days, you helped him go peacefully and lovingly in his last hours. Sorry Meg.
R.I.P. cutie Donnikens 💖
Thank You for rescuing and caring for him 💖💖💖💖 XXXX
RIP Donnikens. 🙁
I hear the "awwwws" from the MOP's and my heart melts then I realize he won't survive and my heart breaks! Thank you Meg for saving Donnikens and giving him excellent care and so much love. RIP precious!!🩶🦇😓💔
So sorry he passed away…was really hoping he’d make it…he’s so beautiful…thanks for the rescue 😔
Thanks for giving him a quiet place and relief from hunger, thirst and pain for his last hours.
Awwwww, RIP sweet little Donnikens.
Always so sad when they don't make it but at least he was safe and cared for.
You did all you could and he had a comfortable, dignified end.
Thank you for giving him the chance to pass peacefully.
Bats are beautiful creatures
RIP most precious Donnikens
Donnikens was a handsome lad with great colouring.. so sad he didn’t make it, but great to see people caring about him. Froggy McB is looking fabulous. Poor boy was awfully dehydrated and out of it. I’m glad you were there for him…fly free sweet boy.🌹🖤🇨🇦
Nice of the MOPS to care. He really didn't look well
Poor little love, 🇨🇦🦇🍁
Thanks for also sharing the sad news stories. Getting past the "what did I do wrong" anguish is hard as a newbie, even though logically I know the odds are always stacked against a wild animal that is sick or injured enough to capture. It's helpful to be reminded that expert care still can't produce miracles all the time. Fly high little man.
They live or die, according to what happened before they get rescued; that determines if it's possible for them to survive.
Their care thereafter determines whether or not you can keep them alive for long enough for them to heal, if it's possible.
Poor little bat. RIP Donnikens
Poor guy. He had a really beautiful blonde face.
RIP little Donnikins😇❤️🖤🦇🖤❤️
Beautiful contrasting colours.
Poor little love ❤
Thank you trying to help him. He looks so cute. Good that children noticed him.
Yes, it's awesome that people, even children, notice the batties in trouble.
Most people are totally oblivious.
Poor boy, an unhappy ending for him, i' m sorry! Rip batty
You are amazing negabattie I'd be crying over every loss. You do such a good job of saving those that can be saved and giving the ones that don't make it dignity, peace, and comfort.
If I cried over every loss I'd be useless as a rescuer/carer.
I do my best, I name them, and move on.
@Megabattie you are a strong, amazing person.
thanks, but I"m not special, I just have a pragmatic brain which can cope with this; I do my best, I name them, I remember them, and I move them along.
@@Megabattie we will have to agree to disagree on whether your pragmatism makes you amazing.
It doesn't make me amazing, it's just how my brain is wired. If anything, I have a thick skin and it takes a lot to get through it. I see the bats in distress and care about them, but it doesn't hurt me unless it's really ghastly.
@@RoxanneSharbono-mb8ol
Such a handsome young bat sad he passes away 😢
Fly free over the Rainbow my sweethart Donnikens ❤️🦇🖤
So sorry Meg 💔Fly high Donnikens 🦇
❤❤❤🦇🦇🦇🥺😢RIP darlin...
I'm so sorry 😞Donnikens🦇🌈
Hungry lil fuzzy
♥️ & Tytyty Megabattie❣️
Excellent respectful rescue as always. I liked how you measured the height by counting the extension tubes 🙂 I got really excited by finally learning how to correctly tie up the cord of the scissors! And just before the grand finale… a cliffhanger… could you please show it the next time you use it?
So very sorry 🥺🥺💖
😢😢
Aww
Meg Macgyver ♥️👍
OOOOOH no! I hoping he would make it.
Poor Donnikens! When the vid description mentioned 2 days, it didn't sound like a positive outcome. So "location challenged" can morph into "measurement challenged", eh. Thanks to the MOP for calling, and thank you for trying.
Many many people are measurement challenged.
Just a reminder...I still have batlights in stock with proceeds going to Tolga and Meg! Patti K 😇❤️🖤🦇🖤❤️
Thanks Patti. Sorry I have hundreds of emails in my inbox and I just deal with the top 10 unless I have lots of time.
😀
Awww shucks 😞. RIP handsome Donnikens 💔. I’m so sorry you didn’t make it, but glad you were able to pass in comfort and in peace.
Thank you again, Meg, for showing us the realities of rescuing these amazing beings. It ain’t all sunshine and lollies. ❤🦇❤️
I was showing my boyfriend your videos and educating him about the bats and he was confused about their red necks . I tried googling if they have a specific reaspn for having their red neck fluff, but couldnt see anything about it. Any chance youd know ? Or are they just like that for no evolutionary purposes ?
I don't know. Why are birds different colours? Maybe it evolved as an identity for different species.
I don't know.
sad