The Cairns Post

Stop stressing bat colony

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OF course lyssavirus transmissi­on will go up.

What do you expect when intelligen­t flying-foxes (like other animals) have been subjected to increased stress and disturbanc­e of their ability to raise their one pup per year?

The library colony has been subjected to repeated sabotage when it could have been managed differentl­y to promote tourism and public safety.

So, if the public is not happy about this news, direct your discontent where it rightfully belongs: at Mayor Bob Manning. Deborah Pergolotti, Mission Beach 1842: United States recognises

independen­ce of Hawaii. 1848: Death of English writer Emily

Bronte, author of Wuthering Heights. 1906: Legislatio­n passed in Australia for constructi­on of the Burrinjuck Dam and the Murrumbidg­ee irrigation scheme in New South Wales. 1915: British troops begin withdrawal from Suvla Bay and Anzac Cove in Gallipoli in World War I. 1932: The British Broadcasti­ng Corp begins transmitti­ng overseas with its Empire Service to Australia. 1941: German dictator Adolf Hitler dismisses his chief of staff and takes personal command of German army after military setbacks. 1949: Robert Menzies is sworn in as Australian prime minister for the second time. 1991: Paul Keating (above) defeats Bob Hawke in ALP leadership ballot and becomes Australia’s prime minister. 1998: As US forces bomb Iraq, the US House of Representa­tives impeaches President Bill Clinton for obstructin­g justice and lying under oath about his sexual affair with Monica Lewinsky. 2011: North Koreans march by the thousands to their capital’s landmarks to mourn leader Kim Jong-il. 2015: The Sydney Entertainm­ent Centre, which had opened in 1983, hosts its final concert – Elton John – before its imminent demolition

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